Seven dead, including suspect, at Sikh temple shooting in Wisconsin


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Updated: 8/05/2012 1:04 pm | Published: 8/05/2012 12:10 pm
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UPDATE: OAK CREEK, Wis. (AP) - Police say a gunman and six other people have been killed at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin. The shootings occurred in the Milwaukee suburb of Oak Creek, where witnesses say several dozen people were gathering for a service. Police describe the situation as "fluid."

OAK CREEK, Wis. (AP) - A police dispatcher in Wisconsin says there has been a shooting at a Sikh temple outside Milwaukee.
   
The Oak Creek Police Department dispatcher says the shooting took place at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin but she doesn't know how many people are shot or if there are fatalities.
   
A spokeswoman for the main trauma center in the Milwaukee area, has told CNN that two men have been taken there and the hospital is ready to receive more.
   
There are more than a dozen ambulances parked outside the temple, and police have corralled media and a handful of bystanders to an area near the temple.
   
Oak Creek is south of Milwaukee along Lake Michigan.
   
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nrajeff - 8/5/2012 6:22 PM
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Here is my comment, Mr. Bugg: I wish there were fewer killings in the name of religion.

mrBUGG - 8/5/2012 2:37 PM
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Hey! Look everyone: More killings in the name of religion!! (I assume. I understand that they haven't found a motive yet, but why else would you shoot innocent people in a Sikh temple?) Cant wait to see all of the Gun Freaks enlightening comments on this.
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