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Released 5 August 2012
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SALVATION ARMY PROVIDING SUPPORT TO FIRST RESPONDERS AT OAK CREEK SIKH TEMPLE
Wauwatosa, WI (August 5, 2012) The Salvation Army Emergency Disaster
Services Team (EDS) is on site at a location near the Sikh Temple in Oak
Creek, Wisconsin providing hydration and spiritual support to first
responders and family members on site and near the temple.
News accounts report two people have been taken to Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee to receive care for gun shot wounds.
The Salvation Army EDS Team will be on site until the situation is resolved.
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