Seven people have died in the shooting incident at the Sikh Temple in Oak Creek, Greenfield Police Chief Bradley Wentlandt tells reporters. One of those was the shooter, he said.
Wentlandt said that in light of the chaos of the incident, he is acting as public information officer for the Oak Creek Police Department. He called the scene "an ongoing and very fluid situation."
Four of the deceased are inside the temple and three deceased outside, including the shooter, he said.
About 10:25 a.m. CT, Oak Creek police received multiple calls about the shooting. A 20-year law enforcement veteran arrived at the scene and exchanged multiple rounds with the officer, Wentlandt said. The officer was shot multiple times and is in surgery. His condition is not known. The shooter is "down at the scene and is presumed deceased," Wentlandt said.
The four shot include a police officer, who is expected to survive, and the shooter, police have told TMJ4 in Milwaukee.
Members of the police SWAT team have begun removing the injured from the temple's prayer room, the Journal-Sentinel reports. Among those shot was Satwant Kaleka, president of the temple, Greenfield, Wis., Police Chief Bradley Wentlandt told the news organization.
At least two people have been wounded in a shooting incident at a Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wis., just south of Milwaukee, local police said today.
In a brief press conference at the scene, Oak Creek police said at least one officer was shot multiple times but was "expected to survive." Police said one suspect was shot and is down. It was not clear how many other people were wounded or if there are other suspects, police said.
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