Editor's Notebook

Communication Lag Caused Reports of Multiple Temple Shooters

Rumors of multiple gunmen Aug. 5 at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin was brought on, in large part, by a delay in getting information to police officers, Police Chief John Edwards said.

I had the honor of participating in a Milwaukee Press Club panel discussion called "Lessons Learned From Oak Creek," which took a look at the Sikh temple shootings and the city's response. The forum, held Tuesday at the Oak Creek Community Center , featured Mayor Steve Scaffidi, Police Chief John Edwards and Fire Chief Tom Rosandich. I was one of three journalists — John Diedrich of the Journal Sentinel and Kathy Mykleby of WISN-TV the others — who asked a wide range of questions about what happened Aug. 5 and the days that followed. Having the benefit of hindsight and more than three weeks to reflect, the forum provided many interesting thoughts and perspectives. One of the more interesting tidbits, to me, was a delay between getting …

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