police have the temple on lockdown. was a report that the gunman may have had hostages including women and children hiding inside various rooms. the s.w.a.t. team is inside the temple right now and trying to determine if it there is a second gunman according to the chief of police there in greenfield, who held a news conference a short time ago. at least one gunman has been quote unquote put down. the police officer who shot him has also been shot multiple times, expected to survive. harris faulkner at the breaking news desk now with more details. harris? >> well, a couple of things. the hospital where these victims have been taken, this froedtert you mentioned before the commercial break it is a level one trauma unit. it is important to know that because they were first put on stand biand that is where one of the victims is now in surgery for critical injuries. the other importance of that is that as they bring people out we will be able to contact because we have been in communication with froedtert hospital and medic

three of the dead found outside of the temple. four of them found inside of the temple. all of the dead believed to be adults. there were women and children who were inside the temple at the time of the shooting. we are told one of the first people to encounter the gunman may have been a ten-year-old child. the women were cooking and preparing for a large meal for worship. they had the worship service today and a large meal where 300 to 400 people could show up for the meal. they started scrambling according to witnesses who were there. many of them hiding in closets. once this was all -- i should point out the people who were on the scene say shooters thought it was more than one shooter. police believe there is only one shooter in this case. and the reason people on the scene may be saying there were shooters according to a former fbi hostage negotiator is because several different places the gunman may have gone throughout the building. >> and chaos. the frantic nature of what must have been going on when it was all going down if you were a member of the temple. >> th

that is a temple.ave to remember this is -- >> and i think that gentleman was making a good point and the point we have been making. we don't know if it is a random act of violence. there is never a good reason for anything like this to happen. we should not be speculating about what caused this, whether it is terrorism or anything else. we don't know if they were upset with anyone at the temple or anything like that. police are not releasing any information. they probably don't know at this point what the gunman's motive was. they do believe the gunman is among the dead, one of seven people dead. it is interesting in these situations i think this is a point where we will learn -- it is a learning point for everyone. we learn more about this particular religion and the fears of people who -- of americans who live here that many don't know much about. earlier when we had a gentleman on who was going into what happens, the religion, the fear, terrorism, too early to speculate. we will provide some contex

central time inside the temple. the gunman at this time is still believed to be on the loose and potentially inside, potentially having hostages as well, according to affiliate wtmj. you are looking at aerials. most of this is taped. we don't want to give away any sort of police positions as this is still a fluid situation that we're covering just south of milwaukee. i want to bring in deb feyerick out of our new york bureau who's been following this developing story. deb, what can you add? >> reporter: what we do know is we know that nursing supervisors at a local hospital, columbia st. mary's hospital, they are on standby. they're waiting for what they believe are victims to arrive. we're hearing as many as 8 to 20 victims, but there's no word on the severity of the injuries. the police department right now not commenting until they see how this all plays out. we do know that there are a number of cruisers in the area. the s.w.a.t. team there as well. they're redirecting traffic away from that sikh temple which is

now there are as many as 400 families and people who belong to that temple, the sikh temple. again, this is a religion founded 500 years ago. 20 million people worldwide follow the faith of service, humility, equality. this building, it's a new building. it's about 17,000 square feet. so it's a large building. and that's really the building that all those police and the sheriffs and the s.w.a.t. team, they're going to have to enter to see who is still inside, whether it be folks who were there or the gunman or gunwoman that, again, all of this unclear, piecing it together as it happens. we are told by an affiliate that one person was seen on the ground, but again, it's unclear how many casualties, how many injuries, how many victims, if any, this whole thing right now, authorities trying to get a grip in terms of just what is going on inside that building, rob. >> and we are trying to get a grip as well, deb. we want to be very, very careful with our reporting of this. a fluid situation. we're trying not to speculate as to what has happened or what will happen or why it happe

its corner from the temple. there are a lot of media members here and depending on the circumstances, things are pretty calm. i think people are waiting for information. we're awaiting a briefing at about 3:30. so a lot of temple members, just kind of in shock right now and trying to get more information. >> heather: have you been able to speak any family members or anyone there on the scene or knew who had loved ones there at the time of the incident? >> reporter: i talked to one gentleman, i believe he was the president of the temple. he told them he was doing okay. he had been shot and was wounded but he was doing okay. we haven't had a chance to talk to anybody who was inside the temple. i believe those people been taken to a bowling alley across the street. >> heather: and mark, as we speak to you, we are looking at these pictures they're taken at the scene. people clearly horrified trying to find out what is going on. in the last news conference we heard from the police chief that seven people were dead in

, three died outside of the temple. police officer, we know, has been shot, in the hospital as well. according to one hospital we know that's getting victims, they are saying they have three people there who are in critical condition, multiple gunshot wounds to the face, gunshot wound to the abdomen. and also to the extremities of their bodies. it's important to point out that this officer engaged with the gunman when he arrived on scene. officer was shot. the gunman was shot. and in this press conference that just happened, the police chief said he believes that this officer's dead. he said "he's down," down but presumed dead. so as we get this new information, we don't want to rush, we don't know the motive, what happened or why this gunman did this, and so we had one person on the air who was talking about is it possibility of terrorism, what happened after 9/11 and minorities in the country how they're treated, we don't know that yet. it is too early in the investigation and once police start to talk about who this

that shooter was put down outside the temple. police forces are performing tactical maneuvers inside that temple as well as outside. an ongoing situation with victims and hostages still believed to be trapped inside that sikh temple in oak creek, wisconsin. man: there's a cattle guard, take a right. do you have any idea where you're going ? wherever the wind takes me. this is so off course. nature can surprise you sometimes... next time, you drive. next time, signal your turn. ...that's why we got a subaru. love wherever the road takes you. but what about your wrinkles. neutrogena® rapid wrinkle repair. it has the fastest retinol formula available. it's clinically proven to visibly reduce wrinkles in just one week. "why wait if you don't have to." rapid wrinkle repair. neutrogena®. recommended most by dermatologists. neutrogena®. it's something you're born with. and inspires the things you choose to do. you do what you do... because it matters. at hp we don't just believe in the power of technology. we believe in the power of peo

teams surround the temple. witnesses saw people collapses. >> he is just going into the building. >> reporter: the first 911 call at 10:25, many from the temple. >> we are trying to find out if everybody is fine. and that is the main thing now. >> reporter: her brother-in-law, the president of the temple, wounded. her sister-in-law hiding in a closet inside. >> people are on the ground. and the shooter got inside. and the people are reporting on text messages and some people are laying in bathrooms, asking for help. >> reporter: first on the scene, a 20-year veteran of the oak creek police department. south of milwaukee. he was treating a similar when he was ambushed by the shooter, armed with a semiautomatic handgun. >> he was shot multiple times. he is in surgery. his condition is not known at this time. the suspect, the shooter, was also shot. he is down on the scene and presumed deceased. >> reporter: shot and killed by a second officer. several sense moments followed with concern there was another shooter

they come to the sikh temples. they go to the golden temple in india and they worship. are contained in the sikh scriptures has the writings of the saints who belong to the hindu faith and muslim faith. the idea was to say these spirituality is not a monopoly of one religion, one faith. it belongs to everybody. that aspect sometimes is misunderstood in saying sikh is an offshoot of hinduism or an amalgamation of hindu and islam. the first sikh revered the word and started the preaching of this faith based on equality of men and women and hard work and believing in one god. >> mr. singh, thank you very much. i appreciate you coming on. i want to say to you and the viewers, i don't have to say this. i'm being completely transparent here. you were on earlier, you couldn't hear me. i was not being rude to you. there are people saying we've got to get to a break, get to a press conference. there are time constraints here. i want you to know that. i'm glad you came on to clarify. i think the information you gave us was pivotal. that is what i was trying to get at earlier. you

and then inside of the temple. when the shots started happening inside the temple people were running for cover and hearing story after story, people running into what is described as the pantry and locking the door and sparing people or taking people out of potential harm's way as far as that's concerned. somewhere in the chaos, amongst the 911 calls that you mentioned the gunman went back outside and that's where he met the police officers, and he pointed out one shot, and we believe a couple of times, and another police officer rolling up on the scene and exchanging gunfire and eventually shooting and killing him. again, we believe that the police officer is among those three people that are still at the area hospital being treated, still in critical condition, one -- one subject is still in surgery at last report. we don't know who that is, if that's the police officer or one of the two others that were critically wounded in the hail of bullets fired at the temple today. harris. >> harris: we've heard of other

whether in fact he had been inside the temple earlier. the way he moved through the temple. by a police officer, he ambusheded one of them. another, he fired at and that officer fired back and killed him. right now, the evidence response team, the fbi's evidence response team is making its way back to the temple. they've got to get on scene. the bodies are still where they fell. they've got to photograph those bodies. they've got to plot the gunman's path. they're going to be bringing in equipment to map out the entire area and recover whatever evidence they can. forensic evidence they can get before the coroner is even allowed to come in and get those bodies. everything is still very active, ongoing. authorities searching the home. evidence response team going to the temple and families at the hospitals desperately trying to find out what is going on. rob, don? >> thank you very much and deb, you don't have to wait for us to call on you. if you have any information, just jump in, also, if you have any questions of alex or me. back to rajai. again, chairman of sikh counsel o

and the temple is over my shoulder and we're not even close, we understand what has happened the temple has been cleared and that all witnesses, all the folks inside the temple at the time were taken to a building to my immediate left, which is a bowling alley over here, where they were debriefed and interviewed at length. the scene here has been, a lot of folks family members of those people that were inside the temple, or people who belong to a sister temple, if you will, from a nearby community, and have been waiting word, who was exactly that might have been hurt or killed in this yet unexplained shooting. in fact, in tactffactactfufact-- in front of this temple. >> police say they were not going to hold another news conference and we won't hear from them officially until tomorrow, is that still the case snachlt that's our understanding as well in chatting with folks waiting for word. and peel who know people questioned inside. repeatedly told that this is a temple that's not had problems with the community whatsoever. no incidents. no public brushes with figures or organizations. i

that temple is an ongoing crime scene.in its response team, doing forensic analysis, taking photographs, plotting how that gunman moved inside that temple. as they do that, they'll be able to at least piece together exactly what was going on. right now, they believe there was only one gunman taking some of his deepest secrets to the grave with him. he is under investigation. they are trying to find a motive. don, you mentioned earlier in the broadcast, there is additional security at sikh temples. there is a second one in wisconsin with extra security and nypd saying they will add additional security to temples here. it's a precautionary measure. no known threat. at this point, they don't want to take any chances. >> deb, thank you, good reporting there. step back, a lot of people are releasing their statements and giving their sentiments, including the president. you and i just a week ago were on this broadcast and i was in aurora reporting from there on a mass shooting that happened two weeks ago and last night i reporte

how did he wander inside this temple? did he have a gripe against the members or sooerk s members orikhs in general. that's what they're doing analyzing the computer data. we're told one of the dead is the holy priests reading that holy book. he tried to tackle the gunman, and hit in the back, described and in critical condition. it is an ongoing crime scene. the fbi will bring in its response team, doing forensic analysis, taking photographs, plotting how that gunman moved inside that temple. as they do that, they'll be able to at least piece together exactly what was going on. right now, they believe there was only one gunman taking some of his deepest secrets to the grave with him. they are trying to find a motive. don, you mentioned earlier in the broadcast, there is additional security and the nypd saying they will add additional security to some temples here. it's a precautionary measure. no known threat. at this point, they don't want to take any chances. >> deb, thank you, good reporting there. step back, a lot of

>> tonight a man who opened fire in a sikh temple. reports from elaine quijano, bob orr and ben tracy. a picture perfect landing on mars. john blackstone with the engineer behind the mission. wildfires in oklahoma. residents return for what's left of their homes. and they made the ultimate sacrifice. david martin with the 13-year-old doing all he can to help their families. >> you were working 15, 16 hour days. >> it was a sacrifice i was willing to make. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> schieffer: good evening, scott's off tonight, i'm bob schieffer. why? it's the question we all ask when congresswoman gabrielle giffords was shot last year it's the question we asked after the colorado shooting two weeks ago. it's the question being asked today after the shooting at the sikh temple in wisconsin yesterday that left six dead and a lawman and two other people critically wounded. why? why would someone walk up to innocent people and just start shooting? this is the man police say did it: 40-

he walked into the temple where he began firing.ne was ambushed. here's what it sounded like on police dispatch. >> subject down! officers down! bring the ambulance. go ahead. we have one officer shot. >> david mattingly joins us live in oak creek. 40-year-old white male, may have been this 9/11 tattoo on his arm. what else are police saying? >> here's exactly what we know this morning. according to people at the temple at the time of the shooting that describe this man around 40 years of age, bald, white male wearing a white t-shirt and black pants and 9/11 tattoo. they aren't speculating about the motive but say they are approaching this case in a certain way that implies there may have been some kind of agenda. >> we're treating this as a domestic terrorist type incident. and therefore the fbi as the resources needed to help investigate that. >> reporter: as they are pursuing this as a possible domestic terrorism case, that would imply there was some kind of political motivation here. but as of right now, the fbi not ready to tal

that temple, an active crime scene now.ensic experts are going to be poring through that building to try to retrace the gunman's path. the gunman, he is dead. investigators are combing through all his belongings to see if they can try to find a motive, what would drive somebody to do something like this. so right now that's where everything stands. but the sikh community really just reeling and at loose ends as to why someone would have done this. don? >> we'll talk about that in a moment, deb. let's talk more about the gunman now, about the weapons recovered. police won't say on air about the weapons recovered. cnn, according to our sources, have learned new information about that. what is it? >> well, they discovered one weapon, which they believe belongs to the gunman. initially, there were reports of two weapons. one of those is believed to have belonged to the officer who was shot. one gun was recovered, a .9 millimeter semi-automatic handgun. there were as many as 11 to 14 bullets in the magazine. if it was not a long

i have been in this area, at that temple.rankly, i have to tell you, most people in public life in wisconsin, most people in gauged in public life in wisconsin, were aware of this and other sikhs in our state. >> we're also joined by the president of the sikh coalition in washington, d.c. talk about how you learned about what was happening yesterday and how this fits into the larger picture of what is happening to sikhs in america. >> we learned about it like everyone else. we were shocked to see the news reports breaking over the tv networks and on social media. as we continue to learn more about the assailant and his motives, we are going to have to start thinking about the larger context of hate crimes and other forms of discrimination against sikhs and others in the post- 9/11 environment. >> talk about what has happened to the sikh community since the 9/11 attacks. >> unfortunately, the prevailing stereotype, which has been perpetuated by the media, is that if someone wears a turban, they are associated with extremism. t

facility, 17,000-foot temple south of milwaukee, by about nine miles. a sikh temple. in the community of oak creek. where a gunman opened fire earlier today. seven confirmed dead, one of those is the gunman who lays outside. right now police are doing a complete sweep inside. obviously tending to some of the victims as well that remain inside by trying to sweep that building to make sure that there isn't a second gunman. they have the situation contained at least having it inside that but they want to make sure that they can clear that building such that medical personnel can then get into that temple and attend to the survivors of this horrific event. >> just to tell you how it went down, 10:25 central time they said that the police department received multiple calls, that there was a shooting inside of this temple, it was in oak creek there. they said just about 20 minutes -- just a few minutes later, a 20-year veteran of the police department was on scene at this temple. they said that that veteran officer exchanged gunfire with the shooter, and they said that

click. >> reporter: when he arrived at the temple he found out his father was dead. the family says satwant tried to take down the gunman with a ceremonial knife but he was shot twice. >> reporter: today the family mourned the loss of a father and grandfather, a man amardeep says came to the united states in 1982 with just $35. >> he first started in gas stations and he was the guy who wore the turban and beard no matter what in the gas station. >> reporter: satwant eventually started buying and renting property, using the money to build his dream-- this temple for the nearly 400 families in the local sikh community. >> he said "god has a plan for me, i want to build this temple." and he built the temple. >> reporter: he put up this tribute to his adopted country in his front yard, a flag that fw flies at half-staff in his ."mory. sadly, this was actually a day this family had been looking forward to for months. they actually planned to break ground on a new home here in the milwaukee area but, bob, those t family says those plans are now on hold. >> schieffer: thank

you must be somewhat familiar with what goes on at the temple.ever seen anything like this before? >> no, i haven't. usually they are pretty quiet. i know they don't bother anybody. and that's what confuses me why this happened to them. >> did you talk to anybody who -- when they came out? >> i ended up talking to one lady, trying to calm her down because she was pretty hysterical. and she was just shaken up, i guess, watching certain people that she cared about getting hurt. i can't say that i blame her. >> of course. had she been inside? >> yes, she was inside. >> what did she tell you? >> i think they got the armored vehicle in there to get a group of people out. >> did she tell you anything that she heard about what she saw or heard inside? >> she said ten people died, i think. that's what i remember her saying. but she was very broken up and crying and it was hard to watch almost. >> what is the scene there now? >> i ended up getting escorted out for safety reasons. and i ended up -- i'm home now but i'm not sure what is going on now at the

they were members of the sikh temple. wade michael page appeared, took out a nine millimeter pistol and opened fire. this is a facebook picture of him. yes, that is a swastika of him. tonight the latest on efforts to pin down any and all hate group connections he may have had. earlier today, president obama reacted to that possibility. >> i think the american people immediately recoil against those kinds of attitudes. and i think it will be very important for us to reaffirm once again that in this country regardless of what we look like, where we come from, who we worship, we are all one people. and we look after one another, and we respect one another. >> mitt romney called the shooting a tragedy that should never befall any house of worship. nationwide, there's been increased security at many sikh semples. we'll talk to local leaders that are worried that this may happen across the nation. as always, focus as much as we can on who the victims were. what their lives were like. who the heroes are. who risked everything to

>> there is nobody left in that temple. the building has been cleared and everybody is removed from that. >> when will the temple be available for prayer snz. >> i don't have that information. that is a crime scene. i don't have that information. >> what else can you say about the suspect being engaged? >> when he engaged our officer and he ended up shooting him another officer on scene engaged the officer by shooting at him. our officer returned fire killing the suspect. >> what was the suspect wearing? >> i have no idea. >> any indication more than one shooter? >> we had multiple reports of different things. i can't give you the total information on that. we believe there was one but i can't be sure on that. it is still an active scene right now. >> can you confirm there were children in the building? >> it was a church service. i'm sure there were people from all age groups. >> why did it take a while for your officers to move in. it sounded like it was a while before you could clear the s.w.a.t. tea to move in there? >>

six members of their temple shot dead on a summer sunday.lso of the rampage, they are horrific. amid the terror and chaos, there were also heroic acts that no doubt kept the death toll from being higher. among those being called heroes, the police officers who responded so quickly, and in the one dramatic example, so selflessly. here's randi kaye. >> squad, i'm taking report of an altercation sikh temple, 7512 south howell. there's a lot of noise. i'm unable to get much info. but there's a fight, and now it's -- >> reporter: minutes after the suspect opened fire, oak creek police lieutenant brian murphy was on the scene, the first officer to arrive. he immediately began tending to one of the victims on the ground in the parking lot, but before he knew it, the suspected shooter ambushed him. >> the individual walked around either the front of the squad or that area and was just on top of him. so he was kind of down, in a fashion, down, and he took rounds from a person standing up. >> reporter: oak creek police chief john edwards says lieutena

the temple's leader tries to tackle and stab the shooter. but is shot and later dies. >> some of the ladies who were making food for the congregation in the kitchen overheard some gunshots and some of them went down to the basement where their kids were playing to protect their kids. >> officers begin arriving on the scene. >> someone is walking on the drive way toward me. i heard shots, can you confirm that? >> the gunman exits the temple and ambushes the officer. can you hear gunshots on the call. >> man with a gun. white t-shirt. >> he was shot between eight and nine times during the shooting. a lot of extremity shots. shot in the neck, the cheek area. >> despite a barrage of gunfire, murphy survives and remains in critical condition. the gunman has no intention of being arrested. >> at that point we began to give him commands as far as dropping his weapon and putting his hands up. after giving commands to the individual, he did fire. one of our vehicles took some rounds through the windshield. another one also took some rounds. one of th

in 2000 a man opened fire inside a temple here. we are there live with one man's connection to the wisconsin tragedy. >> reporter: the temple here already has security cameras but they say after what happened in wisconsin, they will be increasing security and awareness. on a day devoted to worship news of the outside world and the shooting came in slowly. for one member of the temple it hit home. >> we are from milwaukee wisconsin. >> reporter: he quickly made contact with his friends and relatives there, some who were inside the temple when the gun fire started. >> even the person i heard -- he got killed he is one of my family members. >> reporter: the incident prompted immediate action here. while the temple already has an advanced security system they say they will do more. >> there will be -- we have to be security here. we are also scared in a sense that there could be a copy cat. >> reporter: while they will preach awareness inside they need to preach outside their walls. they believe fear sometimes comes from ignoo rance. >

the deadly rampage at a sikh temple.nt officers say wade michael page, an army veteran, was a lone gunman in the rampage. neighbors say page played in a far right punk band and an old army buddy of page's talked about what he called racial holy war. i'll talk to him exclusively in a few minutes.

at 65, he was the temple president.aged to slow down the shooter, just enough, his family says, to save some lives. parkash singh, the youngest victim. moved to oak creek just eight weeks ago. friends call him a noble soul. in sort of a strange premonition, one temple member told "the milwaukee sentinel" that parkash had expressed concern about dying. he was 39 and all three of his brothers died before turning 40. ranjit singh and his younger brother both died in the shooting. the 49-year-old had been working at the temple for 16 years and sending money back to his wife and three children in india. seeta singh had moved to wisconsin just six months ago with hopes of finding a better life for his family. the only woman killed in the shooting was parmjit kaur tour. >> screaming is the ladies. i hear. then i said, oh, my gosh, somebody killed. she's screaming. ahhh. i said, oh, my gosh. >> reporter: parmjit was 41 and the mother of two sons. she was gunned down in the middle of her prayers. her boys spoke with cnn's poppy

in the temple parking lot and walked dgun the lobby armed with a nine millimeter handgun and multiple erips of ammunition. he began shooting the people gathered there. pa reports of gunshots. >> reporter: dispatchers got the first 911 call at 10:25. >> reporter: inside the temple, anyone who could get away barricaded themselves in restrooms and closets, including this woman who hid in a pantry. >> reporter: her father-in-law td been killed. some who were shot banged on the doors of neighbors and pleaded awr help. narinder boparai saw the gunman as she pulled into the temple parking lot. did he say anything? >> no. no. we don't talk to each other. >> reporter: police arrived within four minutes of the first emergency call. murpear veteran lieutenant brian murphy was first on the scene. >> i need a ambulance, i cannot see shooter anywhere. d a eporter: murphy was assisting one of the wounded when he was approached by the gunman. >> i have someone walking out ste driveway towards me. >> reporter: murphy was shot at the dreight times, gunfire could be heard on police scanners. >> man with