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    Chief Edwards: We are treating this as a domestic terrorist incident

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First well are no -- send our condolences of the -- community this tragic events that happened today.

Can charge a little bit about what -- give you what I can.

And that what we had happened today was an individual officers responded to -- 911 call.

Because of the heroic actions of our officers they stop this from being worse than -- -- -- Our officers responded to the scene it.

Did find a victim.

And we're dealing -- individual when our officer twenty year veteran was ambushed.

Shot multiple times he is currently at the hospital undergoing surgery.

We expect injury -- And another officer who was on CN was engaged by the suspect Prosser did engage that individual.

-- -- -- -- -- From the actions that are options on.

Stop the tragic event that could have been a lot worse there was a service going on many people at that location.

What we've done now is -- it's taken most of the day to clear that area that.

The church itself.

And the surrounding area because of conflicting reports that we got about how many people may be involved.

We just were able to clear it.

Now what we're going to be doing we have numerous individuals.

And we have that are deceased at this point and I don't have total numbers for you right now.

We're working on that we're going in there shortly.

FBI will be handling the criminal investigation.

On this incident we look at it this Obama and what the implications might be where we're treating this as a domestic terrorist type incident.

And -- for the FBI as a -- is needed to help investigate that the ATF is also involved with this along with the Milwaukee.

Police department is assisting us with the DA's office in the officer involved shooting portion of this investigation.

The number that you were given out earlier this -- family.

Family or friends who want information we -- that only family or friends call that number.

And then we can -- -- through an idea liaison we have with the -- community as far as the status of those individuals.

We -- who do not want the media or anyone else calling that number that is just for family and friends trying to find out the status of those individuals.

At this point.

We're pretty much doing an investigation that's going to be starting surely we're going to be doing another press conference probably.

10 AM tomorrow morning at the old Greek police department.

To get more information right now we're just in the very beginning stages of this investigation.

And wrapping up.

He dinner perimeter and the initial.

-- call that we are talking and just clearing that -- the investigation starts now.

This sport -- well I'm not -- -- give -- demographics.

Of who the individuals may be.

As far as ages genders we don't have all that information I'm not releasing it to people are notified as far as the officer we know he has family -- Still needs to be notified and we're not getting his information outing.

As far as we know there are.

Multiple injured I believe there were two additional what does that mean I don't know.

Total from all we have I believe we have seven deceased and three injured including our office.

Seven deceased.

When you -- three injured including our officer we -- months.

Right now I don't have any information for -- -- the suspect that's being checked into.

This part of the criminal investigations are right now will be giving anything a memory now.

Back when.

Domestic terrorism is as somebody -- -- doing some active terrorism within the confines United States.

It's not a from another country or anything like -- in the united.

Cars a weapon there are weapons unseen then has been covered yet the other team hasn't gone in there are weapons involved that it will be the recovery yeah.

I don't know that -- Then -- -- feel my lovely.

As far as time line the the initial call came in somewhere right around 1030 quarter after and I don't have the exact time.

Our officers were on the radio.

Giving information that they were treating someone we had another option call on the he had an active shooter and at that point that's when other officers responded.

And other issues -- -- -- so what did happen within a very short period of time like most of the.

Mean when they haven't actually -- takes place very quickly.

Any accident -- him.

That I don't have I'm sure there were we there was a lot of people that were interviewed I don't know the results of those interviews but I'm sure that work.

Yeah I -- I'm I'm I'm -- There's nobody left an example they've all -- that building has been cleared and everybody has been removed from that.

-- New -- I'm certain and -- yeah.

It's.

That I don't have that information that is a crime scene and we'll be holding until we have a process I don't have that information out of New Zealand seismic.

When the -- when they outweigh -- -- -- -- officer Indian and of shooting and another officer was on CD then engage an officer by shooting at him.

Our officer returned fire killing the suspect.

I'm -- I have no idea.

He went on my computer right now -- we had multiple.

Reports of different things and that's why it's still an active season.

I can't figure the total information on that we believe there was one but I can't be sure.

You're still has an active seamless what tactical teams in the right now can you -- I can't confirm any was a church service I'm sure there were people from all different age groups in that building -- -- -- -- -- Sounds like wow.

Because of the improved because we had an individual that we know -- down but we also reports there may be others but we don't know if there's others so we can't just go into the building we have declared.

And do it -- tactically safe.

Make sure that others -- -- here because we don't want other officers Don we could just make it worse we have to make sure we clear methodically make your case you're interested they're investigating.

There's no suspect in custody right now you -- I do not have that information I do not know that's not how many different.

I don't have that information I don't have demographics -- don't have numbers for you he's as far as how many people were removed you don't want to let you know the young man.

I'm not gonna get into any part of a criminal investigation.

Anything that's going on with them right now -- -- --

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