>>> tonight we begin right back in the united states with the news that arrived this afternoon that there had been another terrible outburst of violence, a shooting, a bad one inside a sikh temple in suburban milwaukee . there was a lot of confusion initially as police responded and the first victims there were air lifted out. tonight the details have become a bit clearer and this initially is being treated as an act of domestic terrorism . nbc's john yang is at the scene and starts us off in oak creek , wisconsin. good evening.
>> reporter: the description of domestic terrorism comes from local authorities . the fbi is now on the scene, as well. law enforcement officials are telling nbc news details about this alleged gunman. they say he is a man in his 30s. he was wearing tactical gear, armed with a single handgun. right now officials are searching what they believe to be his home looking for clues about his motive. the 911 calls began at 10:25 a.m . unfire at the sikh templeal in wisconsin. worshippers said one service ended and another about to begin. families were gathering.
>> our officer was ambushed, shot multiple times. he is currently at the hospital undergoing surgery. we expect him to recover.
>> reporter: the officer was rushed to a milwaukee hospital.
>> another officer on scene was engaged by the suspect. our officer did engage that individual and that digis deceased.
>> reporter: authorities said they found four people dead inside the temple and two more inside. for hours police combed through it bringing out survivors. for family members outside it was an agonizing wait.
>> my mom was one of the ladies hiding. she called us around 11:00 and told us she called us quick and whispered. she said don't come. there is a shooting here.
>> reporter: some of the children attending services were as young as four years old.
>> my kids are frightened. we were just like ten minutes or 15 minutes late otherwise my kids would be in there, too.
>> reporter: others in the local community of sikhs rushed to the scene looking for answers.
>> biggest question we have is if it is a hate crime. what did we do wrong? we have had since 9/11 small attacks on the community.
>> reporter: there have been incidents where sikhs have been mistakenly targeted by antimuslim groups.
>> this is a tragedy.
>> reporter: tonight for the second time in a little more than two weeks both president obama and presidential candidate mitt romney are issuing statements expressing their condolences to the families of the victims of another mass shooting.
>> john yang starting us off from suburban milwaukee tonight. and
Source: http://video.msnbc.msn.com/nightly-news/48520264/
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