Report: Shooting At Sikh Temple Near Milwaukee (UPDATED)

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.

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.

Follow more of TPM’s updates here.

 

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