Shooting at Sikh temple: 7 dead, including suspected gunman, police say

At least seven people were killed, including the suspected gunman, in a shooting at a Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wis., south of Milwaukee on Sunday. At least seven people were killed, including the suspected gunman, in a shooting at a Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wis., south of Milwaukee on Sunday.

According to police, a 911 dispatcher received multiple calls from the temple at approximately 10:25 a.m. local time. An officer who responded to the scene engaged with the suspected gunman in the parking lot. The veteran officer was shot multiple times and is in surgery at Milwaukee's Froedtert Hospital, according to Greenfield (Wis.) Police Chief Bradley Wentlandt. His condition is not known.

The suspect was "put down" and is presumed dead, Wentlandt said.

Wonder how long its gonna be before some blogger is gonna try to pin this on the tea party, or gun rights advocate, or a Christian?

Why the hell would anyone want to shoot up a Sikh Temple???

Reuters is reporting that there were multiple shooters. All of them were allegedly of caucasian descent and it seemed, at least to witnesses, to be a well planned attack.

story:
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/05/us-usa-wisconsin-shooting-idUSBRE8740FP20120805

NBC is already reporting it as a hate crime (how do we know it was a hate crime at this juncture).
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/48518047

Thats horrible! My thoughts go out to the families of the victims.

We'll have to wait for more data before we draw conclusions.

Well, by now we have learned that the shooter was associated with some white-power group or skinheads or something like that. Those groups thrive on hate. And I think turban-wearing Sikhs are often mistaken for Muslims.