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Title: Wisconsin Shooting: Several People Injured After Shots Fired At Sikh Temple (LIVE UPDATES)
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URL Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/ ... mple_n_1744256.html?1344188928
Published: Aug 5, 2012
Author: unk
Post Date: 2012-08-05 14:39:37 by tom007
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Wisconsin Shooting: Several People Injured After Shots Fired At Sikh Temple (LIVE UPDATES) Posted: 08/05/2012 12:58 pm Updated: 08/05/2012 2:33 pm Share on Google+ 1,827 227 24 317 Get Crime Alerts: Sign Up Follow: Oak Creek Shooting, Wisconsin Shooting, Wisconsin Shooting 2012, Wisconsin Shooting Sikh Temple, Crime News A mass shooting took place in the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin, Patch reported. The incident occurred on Sunday morning in Oak Creek. Scroll down or click here for live updates According to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, witnesses say that as many as 30 people may have been shot. CNN reports that at least one person, a shooting suspect, has been killed. Police Chief Bradley Wentlandt said he doesn't know how many victims or how many suspects are involved. He said one suspect shot at police before being taken down by law enforcement. The AP confirms the shooting. WISN reports that there are still people inside the temple in what may be a hostage situation. A witness told the Journal-Sentinel some of the reported hostages may be children. This is a developing story... live blog Oldest Newest 12:35 PM – Today Niece Of Temple President: Every Single Member Of My Family Was Inside That Church The niece of the temple president on WTMJ, who did not attend temple today. "No one was answering their phones. All the mothers, the ladies locked up in the room. Kids are in the basement, dont know where the men are. It's going to affect all of us here. For me, my life flashed in front of my eyes. Every single member of my family was inside that church. Just like this, everyone can be gone. I rushed home." "The scariest feeling in the world." 12:31 PM – Today 'Well-Coordinated Attack' Amardeep Kaleka, a member of the temple whose mother and father were inside at the time of the shooting, told WISN that there were multiple shooters and it was a "well-coordinated" attack. "Post-9/11, a lot of Sikhs were attacked because we wear turbans and we have long beards and Afghanis look like us, and we look like Afghanis," he said. "Post-9/11, multiple were murdered. Murdered in New York, murdered in Phoenix, and there have been plenty of documentary films on that. The threat is always there. We know that threat, but we're a very peaceful community... Today was very, very much out of the blue." -- HuffPost's Amanda Terkel 12:27 PM – Today Police Briefing Scheduled Police in Oak Creek, Wis., plan a news conference to address the reported shootings a Sikh temple at 1:30 p.m. CT. 12:26 PM – Today Possible Multiple Shooters? Amardeep Kaleka, a family member of one of the victims, told CNN that there were multiple shooters, well-coordinated. Also talks about how Sikhs, since 9/11, have had to deal with being attacked. 12:13 PM – Today Details On Temple Adam Nima Pourahmadi @ANPour 400-500 people attend this #Sikh temple #TempleShooting 5 Aug 12 Reply Retweet Favorite 12:10 PM – Today Froedtert Hospital Statement: Mass Casualty Incident WTMJ reporting a statement from Froedtert Hospital, which says it is dealing with a mass casualty incident. It reports having three male patients, all in critical condition. One is in the ICU, and one is in the operating room. 12:07 PM – Today WTMJ: Reported Shooter 'Put Down' Outside Temple WTMJ is reporting that a police officer who responded to scene was shot multiple times. A shooter was 'put down' outside the temple. 12:03 PM – Today LISTEN: Radio Station Reporting From The Temple Newsradio 620 WTMJ is reporting from the scene of the shooting. You can listen here. 11:58 AM – Today PHOTO: Scene From Across The Street
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#13. To: tom007 (#0)
I felt sympathetic until the Sikh guy said "This nation belongs to everybody."
And he actually did say that. Still, would've been better to take out white liberals.
#18. To: Prefrontal Vortex (#17)
How about white liberals with extreme socialist/communist leanings?? Would that not be a more precise targeting of the leftist-garbage that undermines our nation on a daily basis??
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#16. To: Prefrontal Vortex (#13)
I felt sympathetic until the Sikh guy said "This nation belongs to everybody."
#17. To: X-15 (#16)
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