Gurudwara gunman was ex-Psy Ops specialist

August 06, 2012 20:37

The suspected gunman, identified as Wade Michael Page, who killed six people in a shooting rampage at a Gurdwara in Wisconsin, was a "psychological operations specialists" at in the US Army before being dismissed in 1998 after six years of service.

Page, 40, is reported to have been discharged from the Army in 1998 for "patterns of misconduct," officials said. The police are still trying to determine the motive of his killing, but according to the Southern Poverty Law Center, he is the former leader of a neo-Nazi music group called 'End Apathy'.

The police continued to search his apartment. Authorities said they are treating the attack as an "act of terrorism".

An agent from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms told ABC News that the shooter had a 9/11 tattoo on his arm.

The news channel also cited unnamed sources who alleged the shooter was possibly a "skin head" or "white supremacist".

According to officials, Page received his basic training in Fort Sill, Oklahoma before being moved to Fort Bliss in Texas.

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