Sikhs Temple News Today

Turbans cause confusion. we dont want to say that caused todays shooting. can you tell us what you are hearing from victims on the scene today? >> what i can pass along is the evidence is mounting that the officer who responded first is a veteran officer for the oak creek police department who is very well-trained in swat tactics as well as tactical situations. i spoke to a former supervisor of his a moment ago who indicated to me that this man acted in a heroic fashion and very well may have sa...

Six people plus the seventh is the gunman here. >> heather: we do have someone on the phone right now. on don walker with the milwaukee jumper sentinel. i understand you have worked there for at least 30 years. what can you tell us about this temple and the community? >> the tell as many located in a suburban middle-class community called oak creek which is located south of downtown milwaukee. its in a suburban neighborhood although the temple is located on a very busy commercial street. >> heat...

>>. >> heather: we are waiting a news conference from oak creek, wisconsin, where 7 people have been killed at a sikh temple including the gunman. shooter opened fire earlier today. we have been following the story as it continues to unfold. heroes and victims. >> the hero is the police officer that took out the gunman even though that police officer had already been wounded. he apparently received multiple gunshot wounds, he is expected to survive, but was able to fire off his weapon, take out ...

Arrived at the scene and that officer was shot multiple times. that officer returned fire and the shooter was put down. it turns out that was erroneous, incorrect. it was not the wounded officer who killed the gunman but a second officer who was not injured or wounded who killed the gunman. other than that, most of the information appears to be fairly accurate. we have three survivor whose have been injured include the police officer. he is in surgery right now. all three are in critical conditi...

Reload his weapons and head to the temples entrance. thats one of the stories being told today. >>gregg: we are getting all kinds of witness accounts, now, as the police have taken their statements. they are allowed to return home and loved ones, thankful they are not among the victims. one called his brother-in-laws home and a priest antid and told him his brother-in-law was shot along with three priests. the priests said women and children were hiding in temple closets and another relative sai...

Everybody there. of course, among the survivors, statements have to be taken and police have to make sure with the assistance of the f.b.i., that everybody is accounted for. >>heather: that is one of the dangers in this new world with social media. all of the reports start to come out at once. a lot of witnesses on the scene. a lot of that information comes together very, very quickly. we have to go through it and decide exactly what is factual. initial reports, a lost concerns as you said that ...

Washington-based seek coalition reporting more than 700 incidents in the united states since 9/11. incidents of violence and threats which advocates blame on antiislamic sentiment. sikhs do not practice the religion as muslims but they are often mistaken because of their appearance. and because of this community and this temple there were reports of a vandalism and robberies against people there, and acts of threats and violence. so much so, so extreme, that the state representative and the dist...

Them? >> never been anything like that. its a peaceful place. people go there to pray. temple is supposed to be the most sacred place. those places are not sacred i dont know which other places are not safe. >> heather: this is heather childers. im on the air here, too. do you have live in the community? do you live in the community as well and do you go to the temple? >> i go over there but i live farther away. i dont live in the community. >> gregg: best information you have on your uncle is w...

Morning. >> we know there were police officers at the other sikh temple that is in brookfield. its a relatively new temple built for the growing community in our area. they are saying that greenfield police were at a mosque, dont know exactly why they were there. perhaps as preventative measure, we dont know if it was a copy cad or anything. perhaps someone can ask the police chief who is acting as the ipo. we are ten minutes away from the newest update. the buses are brought in hot days during ...

>> your president exploded the difficulty. >> heather: all right. definitely a heated debate had which is the problem on capitol hill. everybody has an opinion and they dont let each other talk. thank you for joining us. >> gregg: returning now to our top story, south of milwaukee. at a seek temple a gunman opening fire shortly before 10:30 a.m. six people have been killed. the gunman was also killed. we do expect a news update any moment now from the police department there as to especially the...