Red Cross, Salvation Army volunteers assist following shooting

OAK CREEK -- Both the Red Cross and the Salvation Army have been on the scene in Oak Creek since Sunday morning, August 5th, when 40-year-old gunman Wade Michael Page entered the Sikh Temple and opened fire. Six were killed in the shooting, and three critically wounded. Page was later shot and killed by Oak Creek police.

Red Cross volunteers have been working to attend to the needs of those on the scene of the Sikh Temple shooting -- particularly Sunday, as family members, Sikh community members and friends waited hours for word regarding the whereabouts and condition of loved ones. Red Cross officials also assisted first responders to the scene -- with both physical and emotional needs.

"With an emergency situation, we provide immediate assistance. We have a mental health team that's actually going out into the community. We're helping to keep them strong physically and mentally, so they can finish their job and that's an important step for the healing process," Barbara Behling with the Red Cross said.

Red Cross officials had food and drink available next to the mobile command unit on the scene of the shooting.

"If they have strength, the world's greatest accuracy, they're a tremendous team. The Red Cross is really a community and so we'll lean on each other quite a bit," Behling said.

The Red Cross plans to remain on the scene as long as the Sikh Temple remains an active crime scene.

The Salvation Army was also at the scene Sunday, and has since opened its Oak Creek facility to the Sikh community.

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