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Shooting in Oak Creek, WI, at Sikh Temple

Oak Creek Patch in Oak Creek, WI, is reporting a shooting in a Sikh Temple in Oak Creek. Hostages reportedly taken - several people injured.

Less than a month after the Colorado mass shooting, another one is being reported, this time at a Sikh Temple in Oak Creek, WI.

, several people β€” including possibly one police officer β€” have reportedly been shot at the . Hostages, including children, are reported.

Information is still sketchy, but regular updates are available at Oak Creek Patch. There is not a large Sikh congregation in the local area with the closest large congregation reported in Roswell. The 2010 Census only reports one Sikh congregation in Gwinnett County.

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Members of the Sikh population are sometime confused with other religions from India, such as Hindu and Muslim.Β 


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