On the scene: Members of the Sikh Temple in Oak Creek wait outside of the temple, at what is being described as a “mass casualty incident” by a local hospital. Patch has more photos here. (photo by Charles Gorney/Oak Creek Patch; more here)
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. The shooter was put down.Oak Creek, Wisc. police spokesman Bradley Wentlandt • Regarding the latest on the Sikh temple shooting outside of Milwaukee. It’s unclear if “put down” means the shooter was killed, nor is it clear if there is more than one shooter. At least 10-12 ambulances are on the scene, though police are not confirming the number of people injured, initially reported as four.
At least four people were shot just after 10 a.m. Sunday at the Sikh Temple in Oak Creek, and a police SWAT team entered the building before noon and brought uninjured people out of the building at 7512 S. Howell Ave.
Victims were being taken out of the temple.
Among those who were shot was the president of the temple.
People were in the temple as early as 6:30 a.m. Sunday and many more were arriving for a service that was to begin about 11:30 a.m.
There were reports that children were taken to the building’s basement after shots were fired.
In an early report, the head priest, locked in a restroom with a cell phone, claimed that that there were as many as 20-30 victims. Other early reports claimed that there might be a hostage situation with multiple shooters. As for motive, committee member Ven Boba Ri told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that while things were not clear as of yet, ”it’s pretty much a hate crime. It’s not an insider.”
EDIT: Follow the latest on the shooting on our tag here.
It’s got to be a referendum on, ‘Do you like or dislike, not just the president, but his policies?’ But there’s got to be something more. People don’t just vote somebody out — they’ve got to vote somebody in.Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker • Commenting on what he perceives as weak strategy from Mitt Romney’s campaign — tearing-down President Obama instead of promoting himself — during a discussion with MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough. Walker also rebutted the popular claim that Mitt Romney is disconnected from “normal” people, and cannot relate to everyday struggles. “When he was with Paul Ryan and I in Jamesville a few weeks ago, he was great,” said Walker, adding, “He relates to people well, relates to small-business owners well. I would like to see more of that.” source (via • follow)
I believe there is more that unites us than divides us. I believe that now, the election is done.Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker • Attempting to play uniter in his recall election victory speech Tuesday night. What an evolution of views. Wow. (catch up here)
I congratulate Scott Walker on his victory in Wisconsin. Governor Walker has demonstrated over the past year what sound fiscal policies can do to turn an economy around, and I believe that in November voters across the country will demonstrate that they want the same in Washington, D.C. Tonight’s results will echo beyond the borders of Wisconsin. Governor Walker has shown that citizens and taxpayers can fight back – and prevail – against the runaway government costs imposed by labor bosses. Tonight voters said ‘no’ to the tired, liberal ideas of yesterday, and ‘yes’ to fiscal responsibility and a new direction. I look forward to working with Governor Walker to help build a better, brighter future for all Americans.Mitt Romney’s statement on Scott Walker’s projected victory in Wisconsin.
NBC News, Fox News, and CNN have now all officially projected a win in WIsconsin for incumbent Republican Governor Scott Walker. The exit polling from just hours ago suggested an extremely tight race, deadlocked at 50/50, and seemed to point to a protracted night of parsing election returns, but at least for the governor’s office (there are still three GOP state senators facing recall) it appears to be a win for the GOP. Whether this has broader implications nationally is yet unclear — Walker’s recall was incited by his push to strip union rights from public sector employees, and his GOP comrades could view this as a mandate for further state level union-busting, or could see it as a cautionary tale of how close the wunderkind governor came to falling. Suffice to say the win didn’t come cheaply — the Walker campaign outspent the Barrett campaign by a nearly 8-to-1 margin. (Photo by WisPolitics)
How could anyone recall Scott Walker? The dude sang “30th Century Man”, “The Seventh Seal,” and “The Old Man’s Back Again,” man. You can’t trust Wisconsinites to get that shit. It’s like asking North Dakota to get into jazz. It’s going to take a while.
This is the only Scott Walker you guys should care about.
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I wish all elections had this turnout. This should be the norm, not the exception.Madison, Wi. resident Tom Bartelt • Offering a bipartisan message that everyone can probably agree with. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel notes that the city’s 53rd ward had significantly high numbers of newly registered voters on Tuesday — 500 in total, out of 1,500 total voters. (click for more)
Need to see who’s leading? Check this county-by-county map put together by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Pretty empty so far.
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