The former girlfriend of Sikh temple shooter Wade Michael Page said in an exclusive email to the Los Angeles Times that she wanted the "heroes" of the tragedy to be the focus of attention -- not her.

"I have given no official statement," Misty Cook told The Times early Wednesday morning before elaborating on the reaction to the tragedy. Cook was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of being a felon in possession of a firearm.

Page, a discharged Army veteran and white-power advocate, had lived with Cook until just a few weeks before the deadly shootings. He used a legal 9-millimeter handgun and several magazines of ammunition to attack a suburban Wisconsin Sikh temple around 10:25 a.m. Sunday, killing six people and critically injuring three. Police have maintained that he acted alone.