Actor Christian Bale, star of the summer blockbuster The Dark Knight Rises, reportedly spent several hours Thursday visiting the hospital where the three men wounded in last Sundays shooting spree at a Sikh temple in Oak Creek, WI are being treated. 'To be honest, we were a little surprised when he stopped by, but it was certainly a thoughtful gesture on his part,' said Jim Douglas, president of the hospital where the gunshot victims, including one police officer and a man who remains in critical condition, continue to recover. 'Our patients seemed confused by his presence at first, but once we introduced him to them, they did their best to smile and nod hello.' In a statement released early Friday, Bale extended his 'deepest sympathies' to the injured and the families of the deceased, and said that spending time with the victims was 'the least [he] can do anytime something this awful happens.' 