A shooting took place Sunday morning at a Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, reports the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel and other local media outlets.
According to the Journal-Sentinel, between eight and 20 people have been shot and “Oak Creek police, the Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Department and other law enforcement agencies have responded.”
Update 1:24 PM ET:
From the Journal-Sentinel:
Two shooters are possibly still inside with children as hostages, according to someone who sent a text message to a Journal Sentinel reporter.
Update 1:31 PM ET:
From WTMJ:
Pictures from Chopper 4 showed at least four people who were killed.
One witness told Newsradio 620 WTMJ’s Dan O’Donnell that at least two, possible four gunman were hiding inside the temple.
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Oak Creek Police did not initially confirm those reports, and they did not confirm that they have a shooter in custody.
…Authorities have set up a staging area near the temple and closed off roads in the area.
Update 1:55 PM ET:
From USA Today:
A SWAT team went into the building an brought out an undetermined number of injured people, the paper reports. AP says there are more than a dozen ambulances parked outside the temple, and that police have corralled media and a handful of bystanders to an area near the temple.
Update 2:02 PM ET:
MSNBC reports that a police officer who responded to the scene exchanged fire with a suspect, was shot, and is expected to recover. Watch their live coverage here.
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