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Tactical units conducting a sweep of the 17,000-square-foot temple discovered four bodies inside and three—including the gunman—in the parking lot. Edwards said "weapons" were recovered, but would not elaborate. According to CNN, two semi-automatic handguns were recovered at the scene, and member of the temple described the gunman as tall male with what appeared to be a "9/11 tattoo."
(FOX 6 Milwaukee)---"Police officials are calling it an act of domestic terrorism."
"Multiple shooters, Very well coordinated, Wasn't haphazard, Releasing of Gas" - Sikh Temple Shooting witness
Picture of the scene. [SFW] . Police scanner feed thanks @imTousey
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NEWS TO DATE
4 suspected dead with 8-30 people injured. Currently a hostage situation with negociations ongoing. Nothing has been comfirmed as of 12:40 PM LOCAL TIME
7 confirmed dead (including 1 shooter) with 1 police officer and 1 civilian taken to hospital with injuries. No other shooters have been identified as of 13:45 PM LOCAL TIME
[11:57 PM] Scene at Oak Creek Sikh Temple shootings is described as chaos.
[12:09 PM] Live updates from racineuncovered.org
11:19 a.m. – There are still allegedly 15-20 citizens inside the church, witnesses report there are injured parties, unable to contact people inside at this time.
11:26 a.m. – Reports state that the FBI is involved now, they are contacting all churches in the area to warn them, appears the suspect is still on the large, Flight for Life staging on Hwy 38.
11:36 a.m. – Reports are now saying up to 20 people could be shot and injured at this time. 11:39 a.m. – Family members are beginning to arrive on scene.
11:47 a.m. – Call has been upgrade to a SMART response, all available officers are being called in. SWAT TEAM was called in earlier along with K9 units, armored vehicles are on scene too along with FBI agents. Racine County Sheriff’s is also en route.
12:06 p.m. – Initial reports are coming in stating that up to 4 parties could be dead they are located in the parking lot(channel 4), officer that was shot during an exchange of gunfire should be ok.
[12:13 PM] Police scanner:"UPDATE: MULTIPLE VICS STILL INSIDE WITH SHOOTER."
[12:17 PM] 620 WTMJ are reporting at least 4 people are dead. Police have not confirmed reports
[12:18 PM] Hospitals near Oak Creek, WI told to expect 8-20 victims
[12:25 PM] Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reporter Karen Herzog @HerzogJShas live updates
SWAT team preparing to go inside temple now. Children hostages in basement
Two shooters possibly still inside with children as hostages, according to texter
[12:30 PM] Another photo from the scene. [SFW]
[12:32 PM] 12 children being held hostage.
[12.34 PM] reports that SWAT are entering the building.
[12:38 PM] @AdityaRajKaulreports: "President of the Sikh Gurudwara confirmed to be shot, according to local reporters."
[12:43 PM] @Dan O'DonnellVery little confirmed on scene of #templeshooting right now but witnesses have been getting texts from inside what is now hostage situation.
[12:51 PM] @AdityaRajKaulreports: Confirmation of children inside Sikh Gurudwara who're still trying to hide from the suspect gunmen. Ambulances on stand by.
[12:53 PM] Live coverage from WISN 12 in Milwaukee tks @rlg
[13:01 PM] jsonline.comreports: As of about 12:30 p.m., the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office said it had not been called to the scene.
[13:14 PM] St. Luke's Hospital on Milwaukee's south side issues standby alert for mass casualties.
[13:16 PM] WTMJ live radio coverage
[13:20 PM] ..one suspect "put down" during shootout with police; more gunmen possibly holding people inside
[13:24 PM] WTMJ: People at scene reporting to hear gunshot/explosion as SWAT team entered building. This was approx 20 min ago.
[13:38 PM]Still awaiting police update which was due at 13.30PM.
[13:40 PM] WTMJOfficer arrived on scene, engaged shooter and was wounded in the process. Officer in hospital and expected to recover. Shooter was killed and remains on the scene.
[13:45 PM] WTMJ
POLICE BRIEFING
10.25 AM 911 received multiple calls. 1st officer to respond was a 20 year veteren .
Multiple shots were exchanged with the officer injured and the suspect presumed killed.
Officer in hospital and condition not known.
SWAT reporting 2 injured persons removed, 4 dead inside and 3 dead outide.
No reports of other gunmen as of yet.
Next briefing at 15.30.
[14:00 PM] jsonline.comhas updated with information from the police briefing.
[14:03 PM] WTMJReporting that there may not be a hostage situation after all. SWAT teams have made multiple sweeps thru the building and have found no other shooter.
[14:05 PM] Some information about Sikhism 1, 2
[14:10 PM]Looking like there was only 1 shooter.
[14:24 PM] WTMJOne of the leaders from the temple has said he thinks that everyone has now been evacuated from inside the temple.
[14:29 PM] @nobody_nowherereports: WISN interviewee says gunman/gunmen dropped off, car sped off.
[14:31 PM] @Dan O'DonnellHospitals report a "mass casualty event," but other than 7 dead and 1 police officer and 1 civilian don't know exact number of injured.
[14:33 PM] Latest photo from outside the Sikh Temple Shootings site. [SFW]
[14:33 PM] Wisconsin and Oak Creek on the Globe
[14:40 PM] ustream user @wearechange has live video from the scene.
[14:43 PM] Real-time Google coverage tks fatmanbrigade
[14:48 PM] The Huffington Post have a live blogup and running.
[15:03 PM] Back, after running to get more batteries for my mouse! @doglover3333 points out that this is not the first time the community has been hassled. Reminder that the next police briefing will be at 15:30 local time.
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[15:12 PM] Amardeep Kaleka, the son of Satwant Kaleka, the president of the temple who was shot, prays.
[15:12 PM] tks to @fatmanbrigade who provides more links to live stream coverage from local affiliates: ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX
[15:25 PM] Police scanner feed is reporting a man sitting a gun on his lap, making threats. Seems unrelated to the shooting.
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Praying for these people and their families. This is also a black ops activity.
http://www.prisonplanet.com/is-sikh-temple-shooting-staged-to-ban-g...
[16:55 PM] WISN 12 News has learned the FBI is on the scene of a home in Cudahy. They are awaiting a further update from their crew in Cudahy.
[17:00 PM] WISN also reporting that one of the injured had shots to the chest and abdomen, the second had shots to the extremities and face and the third had gunshot wounds to the neck. All three men are in critical condition. 2 have undergone surgery, 1 is having a "complex procedure" at this time.
[17:12 PM] Neighborhood near Packard Ave and Holmes in Cudahy being evacuated. Possible bomb in the home. from @awa22 & @veronicamponies
[17:15 PM] The scene now as national and even some international media has arr...
[17:31 PM] WISN reporting Bomb Squad on the scene in Cudahy.
[17:35 PM] FBI and ATF also on the scene.
[17:40 PM] WISN reports that residents have not been told why they are being evacuated.
[17:44 PM] Update On Obama Briefing
At 4:30PM EDT, the President convened a call with FBI Director Bob Mueller, Chief of Staff Jack Lew, and Homeland Security Advisor John Brennan to receive an update on the tragic shooting in Oak Creek, Wisconsin. Following that briefing, the President called Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, Oak Creek Mayor Steve Scaffidi and trustee of the Sikh Temple Charanjeet Singh to express his condolences for the lives lost and his concern for those who were injured.
During the briefing, the President was informed that the situation at the Sikh Temple was under control and that the lone gunmen was killed by an Oak Creek police officer. The President also was updated on the condition of some of the victims of the attack, and he directed that the federal government assist as appropriate in the investigation into the shooting. The President said that he wanted to make sure that as we denounce this senseless act of violence we also underscore how much our country has been enriched by our Sikh Community, who are an integral part of our broader American family.
[17:44 PM] WISN reports 12 families have been evacuated from homes in Cudahy. They have been told to evacuate their homes "for an extended period of time."
[17:55 PM] WISN is also reporting that when asking officials about the evacuation, a neighbor was told they would "not understand right away what was going on, but we'd understand in the future."
[17:58 PM] WISN "A canine unit is inspecting around the home at this time."
[18:03 PM] WISN "Police were looking for a white man, in his twenties with a 'fuzzy overgrowth' of a beard. They learned that he had moved to the area in the past two weeks."
[18:15 PM] The Guardian live blog wraps up with this summary:
• A gunman killed six victims and wounded three, including a police officer, at the temple before being shot dead by a second police officer. The three wounded were being treated at hospital and were expected to survive.
• Authorities were at the scene of a home in the Milwaukee area believed to be connected with the shooter.
• The gunman was described by a man who spoke to eye witnesses as white, in his 30s, "a little heavy," wearing blue pants and a white shirt. He is believed to have acted alone. Police said "weapons" were recovered inside the temple but had no further information.
• A man at the temple told local news station WISN that two children saw the suspect shoot two people exiting a taxi outside the temple. The children, who were unharmed, then ran inside to warn congregants about the shooter.
[18:20 PM] WISN Froedtert Hospital is expected to release information on the three injured men from this morning's shooting around 8:30pm.
[18:25 PM] WISN An armored tactical vehicle has moved into the Cudahy scene. Police being very cautious around the house.
[18:25 PM] A Sikh prayer: "May I be blessed with simple living & high thinking."
[18:40 PM] @mdesisti provides another shot of the FBI Evidence Response team's serious equipment.
[18:53] @mdipaola offers "Reporter here, if anyone has questions they want asked at the 10am ..."
[19:00] @js_photo "We're about 300 yds. from home in question related to #templeshooting. You need these to see anything."
[19:10] WISN Colleen Henry said agents have guns drawn at the Cudahy scene.
[19:20] @awa224 reports that here is a vigil tonight at 8pm at Cathedral Square for the members of the Sik...
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