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MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - At least one gunman opened fire during morning services on Sunday at a Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, and remained on the loose inside the temple, possibly holding hostages, according to witnesses.

Police, ambulances and the fire department were on the scene at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin, located about 20 minutes south of Milwaukee.

The dispatcher for Oak Creek Fire Department said first reports of the shooting came in about 10:30 a.m. local time (11.30 a.m. EDT).

"We do have a shooting," she said. "Our whole department is out there, and others as well." She did not have details on any possible victims.

Police officials declined to comment.

It was unclear how many people may have been wounded in the shooting. But two witnesses said the shooter or shooters were still inside the building.

Carolyn Bellin, spokeswoman for Froedhart & The Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, told CNN two men had been brought in and one was undergoing surgery.

(Reporting by Brendan O'Brien; additional reporting by; editing by Paul Thomasch and Philip Barbara)

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(CNN) -- At least seven people, including a gunman shot by a police officer, have been killed in an attack on worshippers at a Sikh temple in the Milwaukee suburb of Oak Creek, Wisconsin, on Sunday, police said.

The officer was wounded but "returned fire, and that shooter was put down," said Bradley Wentlandt, the police chief in nearby Greenfield, who briefed reporters. Investigators who picked through the building afterward found four bodies inside the temple and two other victims outside, plus the gunman, Wentlandt said.

Though early reports had suggested there may have been more than one attacker, he said officers had not identified any other gunmen.

The wounded officer, a 20-year veteran, was in surgery Sunday afternoon after being shot multiple times, but was expected to survive, Wentlandt said. He was sent to the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin in Oak Creek, south of Milwaukee, after a 911 call about 10:25 a.m. (11:25 a.m. ET).

Carolyn Bellin, a spokeswoman for Milwaukee's Froedtert Hospital, said one of three men brought there from the incident was in surgery early Sunday morning, while another was in the surgical intensive care unit. The third was being evaluated in the emergency room. All three were in critical condition.

The temple has a congregation of 250 to 400, according to its website.

"I just want to say this temple was built a number of years ago and there have never been any problems with this temple," Oak Creek Alderman Dan Jakubczyk said. "They've been a plus to this city and to my district."

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Soulidarity said:

you know what the answer is right? take away the right to bear arms

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Soulidarity said:

you know what the answer is right? take away the right to bear arms

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Soulidarity said:

you know what the answer is right? take away the right to bear arms

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Soulidarity said:

you know what the answer is right? take away the right to bear arms

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Soulidarity said:

well at the very least i think the availability of guns needs to be severely controlled. i think it's almost to the point now in america where it wont even make a difference if they do remove the right to bear arms. because there are that many guns in circulation, and they are that accessible to people, that any psychotic type who wants to go on a murdering spree is going to be able to get the weapons he needs to do so.


or possibly the high powered semi-automatic rifles should be taken off the market. because really, i can't think of any legitimate use for those.

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SimpleFarmer said:

Ok zippo how this..... Why do you think that it would be a good idea to take away the right to bear arms soul?  Drugs are illegal but I'm pretty sure we all can get them ... What is the point of taking something away from someone when they are not the ones shooting places up? Some of us use firearms for self protect and hunting .

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Soulidarity said:

alright. we don't need to ban guns then. we need to get the populace free therapy and lots of oxycontin/marijuanna so they wont want to shoot anyone.

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Souldarity for president!

Soulidarity said:

well at the very least i think the availability of guns needs to be severely controlled.

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Soulidarity said:

or possibly the high powered semi-automatic rifles should be taken off the market. because really, i can't think of any legitimate use for those.

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