NEW YORK: About eight to 20 people were injured on Sunday in a shooting that took place at a gurdwara in Wisconsin, according to media reports.The shooting occurred at around 11 am (local time) today at the Sikh Temple in Oak Creek, the Milwaukee-Wisconsin Journal Sentinel reported.
Oak Creek police, the Milwaukee County Sheriff's Department and other law enforcement agencies have responded. The police has not given out any further details.
Initial reports said a witness to the shooting told law enforcement agents that the shooter was a heavy build, bald white male wearing a sleeveless T-shirt.
He was last seen with two handguns.
According to unconfirmed reports, dozens of people have been taken hostage inside the gurdwara.
The local administration has issued advisory against beaming live aerial visuals of the gurdwara so as to avoid revealing the position of the security forces.
Media reports claimed that at least one person has been killed in the shootout.
Edited By Cen Fox Post Team
