UPDATE: 7 dead, including gunman, in shootings at Wis. Sikh temple
7 dead, including gunman, in shootings at Wis. Sikh temple
By William M. Welch, USA TODAY
Seven people were killed Sunday, including a suspected gunman, when a man fired on worshipers at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin in Oak Creek, police said.
By Mike De Sisti, AP
A family member prays in a parking lot Sunday while waiting to hear information about his loved ones at the Sikh Temple in Oak Creek, Wis.
A family member prays in a parking lot Sunday while waiting to hear information about his loved ones at the Sikh Temple in Oak Creek, Wis.
A police officer was shot and wounded, and a second officer returned fire, killing the gunman, said Bradley Wentlandt, chief of the nearby Greenfield Police Department, speaking for local police.
He said the shooting is being treated as a case of domestic terrorism.
The FBI and other agencies are investigating.
Ri told the newspaper that the shooter walked up and shot a priest who was standing outside, then went inside the temple and began firing.
"At this difficult time, the people of Oak Creek must know that the American people have them in our thoughts and prayers, and our hearts go out to the families and friends of those who were killed and wounded," Obama said. "As we mourn this loss which took place at a house of worship, we are reminded how much our country has been enriched by Sikhs, who are a part of our broader American family."
In Washington, the Indian Embassy was monitoring the situation and was in touch with the National Security Council over the incident, CNN reported.Sikhs are a tiny minority among religious groups in the USA. A survey of Asian-American religions by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life, released in July, found Sikhs are 1% of the nation's 18.2 million Asian Americans.
Sikhism is a religion founded in the 15th century by Guru Nanak Dev in the Punjab region of what is now Pakistan. It is among the largest organized religions in the world, with more than 20 million Sikhs worldwide, most in India. There are more than 120 Sikh temples and places of workship in the United States.
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