The incident drew responses from President Barack Obama and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

[13] Following emergency calls around 10:25 a.m. CDT, police responded to a shooting at a Sikh gurdwara located in Oak Creek, Wisconsin.

On arrival, they engaged the gunman, later identified as Wade Michael Page, who had shot several people at the temple, killing six.

[18][19] Authorities released an audio recording of the incident, during which the first responding officer, Lieutenant Brian Murphy, was shot by the gunman.

[37] Prakash Singh, who was born in India and had served as a Granthi at the Gurudwara for around seven years, had received his green card in early 2012.

[44] Wade Michael Page (November 11, 1971 – August 5, 2012)[45] was an American white supremacist living in Cudahy, Wisconsin.

[26][50] He was demoted and received a general discharge[26] for "patterns of misconduct," including being drunk while on duty and going absent without leave.

[52] Page worked as a truck driver from 2006 to 2010, but was fired after receiving a citation for impaired driving due to drinking.

[26][57] Page's former step-mother apologized to the Sikh victims[58] and said she had not been in touch with her stepson for the past twelve years, after divorcing his father.

[60] Page legally purchased the handgun used in the shooting on July 28, 2012, at a gun shop in West Allis, Wisconsin.

"[63] President Barack Obama offered his condolences, calling the Sikh community "a part of our broader American family,"[64] and ordered flags at federal buildings flown at half-staff until August 10 to honor the victims.

[67] Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker and other officials also issued statements of sympathy for the victims of the shooting and their families.

[68][69] Nancy Powell and the United States Ambassador to India attended prayers for the victims at Gurudwara Bangla Sahib in New Delhi.

[70] Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said that the attack being at a Sikh temple added to the pain, and stated that India stood in support of all peace-loving Americans who condemned the shooting.

[81] Many other Americans held candlelight vigils in support of the Sikh community, and dignitaries such as Governor Walker attended.

[87] Pardeep Kaleka said that the shooting was "a warning of the increasingly public and violent role that white supremacy would play in the next decade.