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Wisconsin Shooting

Monday, August 6, 2012

Wade Michael Page: Shooter Also Led Band Classified as White Supremacist Group

The gunman in Sunday's Sikh Temple shooting is a Colorado native who led a music group that has been classified as one supporting white-supremacist ideology. He was honorably discharged from the Army in 1998 after six years of service.

The 40-year-old Army veteran identified as the shooter inside an Oak Creek Sikh Temple on Sunday was a Colorado native who sang and played guitar in a band that may have had white-supremacist motives. Wade Michael Page, who was residing in a rented duplex in Cudahy, appeared in 2010 in an interview on Label56.com — which the Southern Poverty Law Center identified as being a white supremacist website. The discussion focused around his band, End Apathy. "I am originally from Colorado and had always been independent, but back in 2000 I set out to get involved and wanted to basically start over," Page said in the interview. "End Apathy began in 2005 and the concept was based on trying to figure out what it would take to actually accomplish …

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jukap29

8:33 pm on Wednesday, August 8, 2012

that IS pretty twisted and sarcastic and dang, do you really believe that shiz?   more ›

Complete Coverage of Sikh Temple Shootings

This is a list of everything you need to know about the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin shooting in Oak Creek, WI.

Seven people, including the gunman, died after a shooting rampage at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin in Oak Creek Aug. 5, and new details are constantly pouring in. Patch is vigorously following all angles of the story. Check out our special section completely devoted to the shooting, featuring breaking details, video interviews and photos from Sunday at the temple. For instant updates follow Oak Creek Patch on Facebook and Twitter. Meanwhile, here is a list of everything to know about the Sikh Temple shooting. Click the larger headline to read each story. One week after violence at the Sikh Temple, the Oak Creek mayor calls on residents to celebrate the diversity of the city. Members gathered at the Oak Creek temple one week following a …

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Brian Carlson

2:52 pm on Thursday, August 9, 2012

Agreed re: names. Many of these sick people want the notoriety. That is something we can control.   more ›

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