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Police identify temple shooter as former US Army soldier

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    Rick Leventhal reports from Cudahy, Wisconsin

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They started -- -- good morning everybody Fox News alert learning more information now a new information about the gunman in that deadly shooting at a temple and Wisconsin.

Authorities say that forty year old -- Michael -- a former army soldier.

Opened fire during morning services -- Sunday in Milwaukee suburb six people shot dead.

Before the gunman was taken down by police and we're waiting for more details during a news conference.

That you will see and watch -- live this morning and that's -- we start to bring it to you live when it happens.

I'm Bill -- hope that weekend was great despite the -- that -- greeting us today either.

And then getting good we -- as well I'm Heather Childers in for Martha MacCallum now along with the six dead.

Three people were critically injured including the first police officer to arrive on the scene he was a twenty year veteran of the force.

Another officer then quote put down the shooter.

Officers responded to -- nine -- one called.

And because of the heroic actions of our officers and they stopped this from being worse than it.

-- -- -- -- FBI the FBI has taken over the investigation in the search for a motive is underway and Rick Leventhal is on the scene.

He's open shooters house in nearby cut -- -- Wisconsin.

What do we know about the alleged shooter at this point -- We're still gathering information bill what we're told is that way Michael pages with forty years old.

He is an army veteran here apparently served at a fort flag in Fort Bragg and Fort Bliss from April 90 through through October 98.

Never deployed.

But did receive some metals including the army good conduct medal on the humanitarian service medal.

He was a cycle logical operations specialist -- -- apparently moved into this duplex behind me just a couple of weeks ago.

A -- that -- -- -- didn't know the guy he'd only been -- a short time -- had just broken up with his girlfriend.

He is described as heavily tattooed and some sources say that he he had white supremacist tattoos.

But we can't confirm that nor can we can promote this morning -- what about the community would be hearing from them and what's it like in that neighborhood.

Devastated this a community -- thriving in in Milwaukee thousands of members.

Shocked by this is the first.

Crime of its kind against this community.

In Milwaukee certainly and in the state of Wisconsin.

This.

Temple where the shooting occurred yesterday morning was beginning to fill up there were dozens of people there already.

-- when this guy walked in at some 10:30 AM local time.

Apparently opened fire and then walked outside and shot other people before the police officers arrived we heard from two people at the temple yesterday.

We have services on Thursday but Sunday's is the biggest 1 Sunday morning where you know about -- a few hundred of us actually come together and pray.

Fortunately in this situation.

The gunman came earlier than when most people come so they think.

Relatively damages were somewhat limited but yeah I mean if this had happened you know an hour or two later and god knows how many people would be hurt or doesn't -- I -- I think about it.

-- -- -- hearing about wave Michael -- way Michael page apparently engaged an officer who arrived was tending to one of the wounded in the parking lot.

A second officer then shot and killed page and again we're expecting to here more from police this morning -- Rick thank you Rick Leventhal is near the scene there in that neighborhood -- outside the home of the alleged shooter here's.

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