6:41 PM – Today
House Surrounded In Cudahy
RaniaKhalek @ RaniaKhalek : Tank, canine unit, FBI, ATF & more equipment surround Cudahy home where residents are being evacuated #TempleShooting
http://t.co/1TatWT146:36 PM – Today
PHOTO: FBI Evidence Response Team
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reporter tweets:
FBI Evidence Response team on the scene in Cudahy with serious equipment. ow.ly/i/PhcP #templeshooting
Owly Images
6:12 PM – Today
Brady Campaign Releases Statement
Brady Campaign President Dan Gross today released the following statement in response to the mass shooting at the Sikh Temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin:
Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims, their loved ones, and the entire community of Oak Creek after today's terrible shooting at the Oak Creek Sikh Temple in Wisconsin. This is yet another powerful reminder of the need for a real national conversation about what we can do to prevent gun violence tragedies, and for our elected officials and presidential candidates to participate in that conversation by offering real plans to do something about it. There have now been 61 mass shootings since the tragedy last year in Tucson and 100 school shootings since the one at Columbine High School. Tomorrow, another 32 Americans will be murdered by guns.
The American people from across the political spectrum are calling for solutions. We know that we are better than this. It is time for our elected officials and presidential candidates to show us that they know it too.
5:54 PM – Today
Lawmaker Says 'No Room' For Such Violence
Rep. Joseph Crowley (D-N.Y.) has been a leader on Sikh-American issues in Congress, spearheading an effort this spring to get the Justice Department to better collect data on hate crimes against this community.
His statement on Sunday's shooting:
I offer my heartfelt condolences to the families and community of those injured and killed in today’s tragic shooting, and I join the people of Wisconsin and the entire Sikh-American community in mourning. There is no room in any society for such violence.
While we do not yet know the motivations of this senseless act and it’s important to wait for more information from law enforcement, we do know that Sikh-Americans are too often the victims of intolerance and hate. Today we all grieve for those lost in this tragic event.
-- Amanda Terkel
