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THE SALVATION ARMY SERVES AT SIKH TEMPLE SHOOTING IN WISCONSIN OAK CREEK CORPS AND WAUKESHA, WISCONSIN DISASTER SERVICES AID FIRST RESPONDERS AND SURVIVORS
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Released 6 August 2012
Source: Jeff Curnow, from reports from Wisconsin Salvation Army
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The Salvation Army Serves at Sikh Temple
Shooting in Wisconsin Oak Creek Corps and Waukesha, Wisc. Disaster Services Aid
First Responders and Survivors
(Oak Creek, Wisc.—August
5,2012) At 2:12 PM CDT, Mike Johnson of the Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Sentinel-Journal reported that “The Salvation Army Emergency Disaster
Services Team was on site of a mass shooting at the Sikh Temple in Oak Creek,
providing refreshments and spiritual support to first responders and family
members…near the temple.”
According to Fox News reports
at the scene, seven people, including the gunman, were killed, with several
others injured. Because authorities found no clear motive for the shooting, the
scene was treated as a domestic terrorism incident, with investigators from the
FBI, ATF and Wisconsin State and local Police and Firefighters all converging
quickly on the site.
Stan Kelley, spokesperson for The Salvation
Army said that, “The local police received their first call here about
10:30 AM. The Oak Creek Salvation Army Corps is less than a mile from the Sikh
Temple, and they were quick to respond. A canteen from the Waukesha, Wisconsin
Emergency Disaster Services (EDS) team responded and was at the scene by 11:00
AM. “
At 6:06 PM CDT, Kelley reported that the FBI
had—only moments before—declared the site clear of other danger.
Kelley said that “The Salvation Army has provided hydration, snacks and
spiritual and emotional care to hundreds of first responders and survivors, who
were not allowed to leave the site until cleared by the FBI, since we arrived
at 11:00 AM.”
Kelley said that, “While the last few
hours have been quite chaotic here, we have been able to help many. Now that
the authorities have the situation under control, feeding and hydration will
continue as long as needed. The Salvation Army’s EDS team will be able to
set up a center for spiritual and emotional care for any who need
help.”
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Salvation Army, an evangelical part of the universal Christian church, has been
supporting those in need in His name without discrimination since 1865. Nearly
30 million Americans receive assistance from The Salvation Army each year
through the broadest array of social services that range from providing food
for the hungry, relief for disaster victims, assistance for the disabled,
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