good evening, everyone, i m erin burnett. outfront tonight, the rise of hate in america. the massacre at this kh temple in oak creek, wisconsin has raised so many questions and tonight we have new details about the shooter, wade michael page. page was living in wisconsin for about a year, and as our ted rowlands found out, in the months and weeks before he killed six people, page was a recluse and making arrangements to carry out his attack. ted is live in oak creek tonight. ted, what have you been learning tonight about page s past? reporter: well, erin, clearly, this is someone who was shutting down, taking himself out of the day-to-day of ciety, taking himself away from friends and family. we re also learning about his past, going back almost ten years where he was gravitating towards white supremacy. in the days and weeks before the temple shooting, wade page began to withdraw from the world, starting, according to neighbors, by moving out of the upstairs apartment be
names. they were members of the sikh temple. wade michael page appeared, took out a nine millimeter pistol and opened fire. this is a facebook picture of him. yes, that is a swastika of him. tonight the latest on efforts to pin down any and all hate group connections he may have had. earlier today, president obama reacted to that possibility. i think the american people imdiately recoil against those kinds of attitudes. and i think it will be very important for us to reaffirm once again that in this country regardless of what we look like, where we come from, who we worship, we are all one people. and we look after one another, and we respect one another. mitt romney called the shooting a tragedy that should never befall any house of worship. nationwide, there s been increased security at many sikh semples. we ll talk to local leaders that are worried that this may happen across the nation. as always, focus as much as we can on who the victims were. what their lives were
times, if you can believe it. david mattingly is joining me with more on those stories and much more on this case. the wounded officer, lieutenant brian murphy, how is he doing now? reporter: well, yesterday, he was listed in critical condition. today, the hospital says there is no change in that. he was shot eight to nine times. he was the first officer to arrive on the scene and actually ran to the aid of a person who had been shot there in the parking lot when he was ambushed by the killer and shot at very close range. his boss, the police chief, says he was shot in the extremities as well and most serious wound in his neck and the most trouble with. he has gone through a cuff surgeries and said to be resting peacefully but he and the two others wounded at the shooting and in the hospital remain in critical condition. everyone is keeping them in their thoughts and prayers. what more are we learning about the gunman, wade michael page, and specifically his history of ha
community here in oak creek, wisconsin. at a temple preparing for sunday services when authorities say an army veteran named wade michael page appeared, took out a 9 millimeter pistol and opened fire. this is a facebook picture of him. a swastika in the background. it s neither the only photo of him striking a racist pose. nor the only hint of his apparently long-held white supremacist beliefs. tonight the latest in efforts to pin down any and all hate group connections he may have had. now earlier today, president obama reacted to that possibility. i think the american people immediately recoil against those kinds of attitudes, and i think it will be very important for us to reaffirm once again that in this country, regardless of what we look like, where we come from, who we worship, we are all one people, and we look at one another and we respect one another. mitt romney called the shooting a tragedy that should never befall any house of worship. nationwide there s been
including that an organization that tracks hate groups has been monitoring wayne michael page for more than ten years now. police are looking into the 40-year-old page s ties to white supremicist. this photo of page in front of a swastika is front of a facebook page that s been taken down. he was the front man for a white power rock band whose music was promoted on a neo-nazi website. i would not have known that was wade. what has changed him i have no idea. and obviously we re never going to know. i m totally devastated. his father is devastated. we re in pretty much in shock. david mattingly is live with us in oak creek, wisconsin. it s the southern poverty law center who said they ve been tracking page since 2000. was law enforcement involved at all? reporter: this man han talking about his believes for quite some time. he may have been off the radar when it comes to law enforcement. but for the people who knew him, they say that his thoughts about racial ideas wer