>> yes. he stopped moving. we're approaching upon him. he's not moving. >> the subject is down! >> go ahead. >> we have one officer shot. >> proceed. >> squad 7512 south hollow avenue, subject with a gaughan, balding, white t-shirt, officer down. >> officer down. those were dispatches from the emergency department from police that you're listening to right there. ted rowlands standing by. we've had so much more information get in and those were really tenuous moments as this was all developing. ted, i understand now you have some new developments to tell us about this alleged shooter. what do you know? >> a little bit more information, don, on the shooter and gun that was used. one firearm was used in this shooting according to a special agent with the atf we just talked to about five minutes ago, a 9 millimeter semi-automatic pistol recovered at the scene. they have issued a search warrant for the home where the suspect lives. they are executing that warrant as we speak right now, looking for more weapons, going through the computer files, if there is a computer there and any other information about the suspect and what could have led to this shooting. take a listen to a portion of this interview we did with this atf agent a few minutes ago, talking about the suspect. he's a 40-year-old male. we'll try to get you that sound in a bit, don. here's basically what he told me. 40-year-old white male who lives in a nearby town about 13 miles away from the temple. at this point, they have been talking to witness, they have the suspect's identity. they have not been able to have any connection between this suspect and this temple at all. witnesses say she was a bald white male with a 9/11 tattoo on his arm. we got some more information about the witnesses. we haven't been able to talk -- we haven't talked to -- let's first listen to the atf agent and what he said about the suspect and the ongoing investigation. we have that now. >> a white male approximately 40 years of age and that's all we have, as far as his motive. we're a long way away from that right now. the situation is still very fluid with the warrants being served at his residence and scene still being processed. a lot of interviews need to take place with witnesses from inside the temple and so forth. just to reconstruct the crime scene and the timeline of this is still a ways off. >> reporter: don, those witnesses are still here. they're at an adjacent bowling alley near the temple. they're still being interviewed and process. a few have been allowed to go home. we have seen very emotional scenes people going out in tears and put in shuttles and going home obviously very distraught. there are more witnesses to talk to. we did have an opportunity to talk to an interpreter being used by police to talk to eyewitnesses. he went in and helped decipher basically what these witnesses were telling police and investigators. his name is kalikua. a fascinating interview. take a listen and you will understand basically what happened during this temple shooting. >> my gut is there is just one. maybe there's two in terms of hearing multiple gunshots in the immediate vicinity, question whether it's an echo or policemen or other gunman. >> you did also hear witness testimony on the actual shooter. you're saying according to witnesses he had a 9/11 tattoo, he was a caucasian male. what else can you tell us about this witness that you heard from witnesses? this shooter? >> basically, what's fairly tall, around six foot. wearing a white t-shirt and black pants, in terms of the actual description, supposing he might have been driving a white car, didn't get a license plate. that's pretty much what we understand. >> set the scene for us, the layout of the temple and what witnesses have told you in terms of where the shooting took place, about an hour before most of the people would be arriving for the 11:30 service. tell us what you can, in terms of what you heard on what happened. >> essentially the testimonile is locatesed up the street. there's a large parking lot once you drive in. one of the gunmen opened fire on one of the entrances to the parking t. the gunman proceeded to enter and i'm not sure where the gunshots were at that point. it might have been this area outside the religious room where we keep our holy book and where people pray. people from the kitchen had heard it and they fled. he went into the holy room and open fired on some individuals there injuring multipled, mainly turban individuals. beyond that, he did open fire, actually went to another area off to the side, where a kitchen area was, a lot of ladies were cooking the food, we feed the congregation and opened fire there and they were rtunate enough to duck down and dodge it. there were really only minor injuries. for the most part, most of the stuff was done in front of the holy room and in the holy room. >> you say the possible targets were turbanned individuals, you're talking about male victims. you say these were holy men, a few priests were in your estimation through, from what you heard through witnesses targeted? >> it seems the few casualties that have been divulged to me have been the equilt of priest, holy leaders of our temple. my uncle is one of the administrators of the temple. mainly those individuals who have been targeted or were shot. maybe it was because the ladies were fortunate enough to dodge it out but so far most of the people i heard have been shot or killed were all turban males. >> reporter: seven dead including the shooter. one of the injured was the police officer first on scene, was, as we have been telling you, was quote ambushed, according to police investigators by this shooter. his partner is the one that shot the shooter in the parking lot. we do understand that the officer has gone into surgery and is expected to survive, but he was shot multiple times at the scene. as you can imagine, outside the temple still, a very emotional scene as people are coming and going to see who was shot. the names have not been released yet. the rumor mill as it does in a case like this, is running. a lot of folks not dealing with not knowing or when they do know, dealing with grief. >> it's not exactly a rumor but it's second-hand information from people speaking to witnesses about the 9/11 tattoo. the suspect may well have that. police have not confirmed that nor have we seen it but this is according to a neighbor and relative of people inside of that temple. correct, ted? >> reporter: correct. i did ask thomas ahern from the atf that question and he said he quite frankly didn't know. he didn't know about any markings on the shooter's body. we've heard it from two different sources, one from the neighbor of the suspect and one from an eyewitness and this interpreter at the scene. >> ted rowlands in wisconsin, don't go anywhere, we'll be relying on you for more information. ted reporting the suspected gunman at this mass shooting at a sikh temple in wisconsin was a white male, roughly 40 years of age, according to thomas ahern, a spokesman for the atf in the chicago division, after this guy. this guy is believed to be the guy who shot and killed six people inside that temple and now he has also left three people in critical condition in the hospital including a police officer. police in oak creek say they'll release no more information until tomorrow morning. the last public statements right now. listen. >> our officers responsibled to the scene. did find a victim and we're dealing with our victim when an officer, 20 year veteran was ambushed, shot multiple times. at the hospital undergoing surgery. we expect him to recover. another officer on scene was engaged by the suspect. our officer did engage that individual and that individual is deceased from the actions that officer took. it stopped a tragedy that could have been a lot worse. there was a service going on at that location. it's taken most of the day to clear that area, the church itself and surrounding area because of conflicting reports how many people may be involved. we're just able to clear it. what we will be doing, we have numerous individuals deceased at this point. i don't have total numbers for you right now. we're working on that, going there in shortly. the fbi will be handling the criminal investigation on this incident. we looked at it, scope of it and what implications might be. we're treating this as domestic terrorist incident and the fbi has the resources needed to investigate that. the atf is also involved with this along with the police department is assisting us with the d.a.'s office and officer involved soting portion of this investigation. at this point, i'm not going to give out demographics who the individuals may be as far as ages, genders, we don't have all that information. i'm not releasing it until people are notified. as far as the officer, we know he has family who still needs to be notified and not giving out his information either. >> how many injured, chief? >> as far as we know, multiple injured, two additional. >> what does that total? >> total from what we have, seven deceased and three iured including our officer? >> live on cnn, oak creek chief police officer giving the information. we have just learned the shooter white male bald head, police are executing a search warrant on his home. next, we get information from a sikh member of a sikh coalition. 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[ male announcer ] the all new 37 mpg highway chevy malibu eco. from conserving fuel, to the technology that makes it happen. chevy runs deep. welcome back tour continuing coverage of the temple shooting in wisconsin. i'm don lemon. across america, the sikh community is mourning the tragedy in oak creek and people of this faith obscure to most americans. they are coming together now to talk more about the shooting. we are joined now by the attorney and co-founder of the sikh coalition. thank you for joining us and my condolences for the tragedy that has struck your community. >> thank you, don. >> would the biggest coalition in the u.s. and civil rights group in the u.s., what are you doing in the wake of this horrific shooting? >> there are a few things. one, we've been contacting our federal authorities, everyone on from the president to the united states justice department. and thankfully, they've expresd their full support to make sure we find out what happened in the matter properly investigated and the community protected. in addition, we're working -- i, along with members of our organization will be out in wisconsin tomorrow to lend a hand to the community out there. as you can imagine, the sikh community in the midwest are relatively smaller than most of the communities on the coast, has less capacity. we want to help them out. finally, we're doing our best to educate folks who we arend what we believe in so folks understand sikh values are consistent with america's values. >> you are heading to wisconsin tomorrow to help out in this effort as you mention. how many of you and what do you plan to do exactly? >> at least three members of our staff will be out there in wisconsin tomorrow. the plan is really to just get a sense of what happened and then help the community there appropriately respond, so that we can get to the bottom of this, and more importantly, we can have a better chance at explaining to america who we are as a community and our contributionses to our country. >> how are they -- what are you hearing from folks there? how are they dealing with this? >> as you can imagine, there's hock. folks are overwhelmed. but there is also a tremendous amount of gratitude for the heroic response of the oak creek police department. obviously, our thoughts and prayers and people's thoughts and prayers are with the police officer critically wounded and in the hospital now and the families of those who have been deceased and those also in the hospital n. it's a mixture of shock and gratitude everyone from the president to our friends and neighbors have reached out us to and affirmed america's' values and come together in this tragedy rather than being driven apart. >> thanks very much. we appreciate it. stay in touch with us as you go to wisconsin tomorrow and you work with this community. again, our thoughts and prayers are with you. than for joining us on cnn. >> thank you. >> we will talk more about the sikh community. my next guest is from the cnn belief log and will join us and share his insights next. i was having trouble getting out of bed in the morning because my back hurt so bad. the sleep number bed conforms to you. i wake up in the morning with no back pain. i can adjust it if i need to...if my back's a little more sore. and by the time i get up in the morning, i feel great! if you have back pain, toss and turn at night or wake up tired with no energy, the sleep number bed could be your solution. the sleep number bed's secret is it's air chambers which provide ideal support and put you in control of the firmness. and the bed is perfect for couples because each side adjusts independently to their unique sleep number. here's what clinical research has found: 93% of participants experienced back-pain relief. 90% reported reduced aches and pains. 87% fell asleep faster and enjoyed more deep sleep. for study summaries, call this number now. we'll include a free dvd and brochure about the sleep number bed including prices, and models plus a free $50 savings card. and how about this? 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they're not muslim, are they like muslims? people are trying to get information. many people don't know that much about sikhism. >> yeah. it's true. there's not a whole lot of information out there in the common parlance of america about sikhism. one of the things that's important, it's its own revealed religion, comes out about 500 years ago out of india, out of islam and hinduism. it's its own unique and particular faith one of the things that's identified, the men don't cut their hair, part of their commitment and their sacrifice. what they do is they wear a turban. that's not just a fashion statement as other parts of the country. that's a deep part of their faith to keep their hair uncut as a commitment to god. in the united states, that's one of the most recognizable features of observant sikhs. not all wear their hair long and the turbans but many do. i spoke to someone about hate crimes says whenever we find a spike about anti-muslim rhetoric, sikhs often pay the price because they're the ones who look muslim although they're not n. we see terrorists like al qaeda and people who are against islam, they ovenware turbans like sikhs do in the united states and around the world. >> do sikhs have the traditional enemies like hindus or muslims who might want to do violence against sikhs? >> not traditionally, and certainly not in this united states, such a tiny minority. when we get to the anti-muslim rhetoric we see sikhs face egg hate crimes. just last year, there was another missionary vachb dallized and vandalized as a mosque instead of a gurdwara we see here. we wait to see whether this particular house of worship was targeted as a hate crime or thought they were targeting a mosque or other religions. a horrible tragedy as those who follow other religions try to get our heads around it. >> we had a sikh leader who said his people and his faith, as you said a short time ago, are often confused with muslim or he said taliban members. he mentioned the turban and explained by the turban is important to the faith. my question is, are there any noticeable violence agains sikhs or targets of threat in the united states? >> particularly in the united states after 9/11 the first retaliatory killing was in phoenix, a sikh man n. the shooter on death row said go back to iraq and shot and killed this man in cold blood thinking the was an arab and muslim. instead, this man was of indian descent and a sikh. that's how this hate crime has manifested itself in the last decade or so. >> we appreciate it. police searcthe home of the gunman. live report on the investigation next. police face chaos an carnage police face chaos an carnage as a mass shooting unfolded today again, this one at a sikh temple in wisconsin. the officer who shot and killed the suspect was wounded in the firefight. i want to listen now to a recording of a police dispatch in wisconsin. >> he's not moving. we're approaching upon him. he's not moving. >> subject's out, police officer is down! >> go ahead. >> we have one officer shot. >> proceed. >> squad 7512 south hollow avenue, subject with a gun, balding, white t-shirt, officer down. >> police dispatched there meantime, we're getting new details on the suspect. here's thomas ahern on the atf division. >> a white male, approximately 40 years of age. that's all we have as far as his motive. we're a long way away from that right now. the situation is still very fluid with the warrants being served right now at his residence and the scene still being processed. there's a lot of interviews that need to take place with witnesses from inside the temple and so forth just to reconstruct the time scene and the timeline is still a ways off. >> special agent thomas ahern in the atf, in chicago. deb, they're