Police: Seven dead in Sikh temple shooting, including gunman - Polidicks

[url]http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/08/05/report-at-least-four-killed-in-shooting-at-sikh-temple-in-wisconsin/[/url] [quote] [B]Update: During a press conference at 4:00 PM CDT, Oak Creek Police Chief John Edwards announced that the incident is being treated as a case of domestic terrorism and that the FBI and ATF will be involved in the investigation. He also clarified earlier reports by explaining that the first police officer on the scene was shot multiple times, and it was a second officer who then engaged and killed the shooter. He promised that more information will be available when the next press conference is held at 10:00 AM Monday morning.[/B] The gunman who opened fire at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin around 10:25 a.m Sunday morning is presumed dead, according to Greenfield Police Chief Bradley Wentlandt. Police said that four people were killed inside the Sikh temple in Oak Creek and three, including the gunman, were killed outside. Police have not identified any additional gunmen, but have not ruled out the possibility of a second shooter. “An officer arrived on scene. He engaged an active shooter. The officer was shot multiple times. He has been transported to a local hospital and is expected to survive,” Wentlandt said. “The shooter was put down.” It is unknown how many people may have been injured in the shooting. [URL="http://www.jsonline.com/news/crime/reports-of-people-shot-at-sikh-temple-in-oak-creek-qc6cgc0-165059506.html"]The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel[/URL] reported that as many as 20 to 30 people could be injured. The suspect has [URL="http://racineuncovered.org/2012/08/shooting-at-temple-in-oak-creek-multiple-victims-including-an-oak-creek-officer/"]been described[/URL] as a large, white male wearing a sleeveless shirt. Witnesses said the man shot a priest outside the temple, then entered the building and began shooting. Many inside the temple locked themselves in rooms and called other members of the temple to warn them of the shooting. Initial reports suggested there was a hostage situation, but those reports appear to have been incorrect. Many of the details of the shooting are still unclear. Police said the building is now secure. Three men have been taken to Froedtert hospital. They are in critical condition. The hospital has prepared for a “mass casualty incident.” Sikhs are often mistaken for Muslims because of their traditional headwear, and have been [URL="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41962756/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts/t/mistaken-muslims-sikhs-hit-hate-crimes/#.UB6pzKP670c"]the victim of hate crimes[/URL] targeting Muslims. However, the motive of the shooter is unclear at this point. “We have no idea,” one member of the temple told the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. “It’s pretty much a hate crime. It’s not an insider.” Wisconsin state Rep. Josh Zepnick (D) described the Sikh religion as “beautiful.” He said there were thousands of Sikhs living in the area. “This is like family,” he told Fox 6 News, breaking into tears. “I don’t understand what is going on… this is going to reverberate for many years to come.”[/quote]

I don't know why everyone jumps on the hate crime bandwagon.

why the sikhs

[QUOTE=W0w00t;37102512]why the sikhs[/QUOTE] Some reports have been saying the gunman mistook the Skih's for Muslims since they wear turbans. I'm not sure how much validity there is to that.

[QUOTE=DamagePoint;37102523]Some reports have been saying the gunman mistook the Skih's for Muslims since they wear turbans. I'm not sure how much validity there is to that.[/QUOTE] I had heard the same. Also, apparently the gunman had a "Remember 9/11" tattoo on his arm. I'm just looking at more stories relating to this right now and came across this little fact.

It takes a sikh person to do something like this

[QUOTE=Bryanrocks0;37102537]I had heard the same. Also, apparently the gunman had a "Remember 9/11" tattoo on his arm. I'm just looking at more stories relating to this right now and came across this little fact.[/QUOTE] If so, the fact that he's so ignorant to think that anyone that wears a turban is a Muslim just shows how much of an ignorant fuck he is to carry out an attack like this. I mean what the fuck have the Sikh's done to anybody? I'm curious as to why they haven't released the gunman's identity yet also.

[QUOTE=Bryanrocks0;37102537]I had heard the same. Also, apparently the gunman had a "Remember 9/11" tattoo on his arm. I'm just looking at more stories relating to this right now and came across this little fact.[/QUOTE] How fucking inbred do you have to be to do something like this purely because "dey look like one o' dem turrists"

[QUOTE=DamagePoint;37102602]If so, the fact that he's so ignorant to think that anyone that wears a turban is a Muslim just shows how much of an ignorant fuck he is to carry out an attack like this. I mean what the fuck have the Sikh's done to anybody? I'm curious as to why they haven't released the gunman's identity yet also.[/QUOTE] Here's a quote from the other article " A representative of the Sikh congregation, Kanwardeep Singh Kaleka, told CNN that “members described the attacker as a bald, white man, dressed in a white T-shirt and black pants and with a 9/11 tattoo on one arm.”"

[QUOTE=Bryanrocks0;37102640]"A representative of the Sikh congregation, Kanwardeep Singh Kaleka, told CNN that “members described the attacker as a bald, white man, dressed in a white T-shirt and black pants and with a 9/11 tattoo on one arm.”"[/QUOTE] That still isn't very descriptive. White, bald and multiple tattoos does make it sound like he might be a skinhead or something. But a 9/11 tattoo isn't really a white supremacy thing. [editline]5th August 2012[/editline] [IMG]http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff96/FallenAngelsTV/9-11-tribute-tattoo-L.jpg[/IMG]

thumps u p if u love america *thumbs up..* i crie when i think of 9/11, all the patriorts dieing on that day... ri.p. ...

yes

[QUOTE=Leader of Me;37102490]I don't know why everyone jumps on the hate crime bandwagon.[/QUOTE] Because it has happened before.

So he was allowed to own a gun when he's so mentally unstable that he'd shoot people in a suicide attack? Anybody that has remember 9/11 on their arm is obviously far too angry at things to be trusted with such a thing as a weapon. It genuinely amazes me how relaxed gun laws are in America. Also what purpose does shooting an obviously peaceful group of people serve? Even if they [I]were[/I] muslim there's still no reason to target them... he could've joined the army or something. Christ.

-I should snip that-

[QUOTE=AngryChairR;37104440]So he was allowed to own a gun when he's so mentally unstable that he'd shoot people in a suicide attack? Anybody that has remember 9/11 on their arm is obviously far too angry at things to be trusted with such a thing as a weapon. It genuinely amazes me how relaxed gun laws are in America. Also what purpose does shooting an obviously peaceful group of people serve? Even if they [I]were[/I] muslim there's still no reason to target them... he could've joined the army or something. Christ.[/QUOTE] How the hell are gun-salesmen supposed to know if the person is mentally insane or not? Also, I've seen some sources saying he was ex-military, I dont know if this has been confirmed yet.

*snip, useless fact in hindsight.*

[QUOTE=AngryChairR;37104440]he could've joined the army or something. Christ.[/QUOTE] he did

I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that hatred is the problem and not guns.

[QUOTE=Groat;37108968]I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that hatred is the problem and not guns.[/QUOTE] Hatred and Ignorance.

[QUOTE=Groat;37108968]I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that hatred is the problem and not guns.[/QUOTE] The guy didn't go in there pointing at everyone going "bang, hate, bang, intolerance, bang"