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Report: Shooting at Sikh Temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin

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    Several people reportedly shot at Sikh Temple in Wisconsin

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-- again you are watching local coverage out of Oak Creek Wisconsin where there's reportedly been a shooting this morning at a sikh temple.

One of the gentlemen they're apparently -- witness that today said that about four to 500 people would be gathered there on a Sunday for their daily meditations and worship.

It they are also great concerns because we understand -- children inside he sent by his count about twelve children are younger people are still in there.

And that they are taxiing out that they are in danger they are trying to communicate with folks there.

And -- as you can imagine many concerned people the woman was there they seen -- picture in the middle of the screen there was just talking to an officer.

And said that she -- maybe some people were being released.

Now the Milwaukee journal sentinel is reporting on its web site that four people were shot as many as twenty to thirty people have been injured.

The folks here that we're just being interviewed live -- that there hasn't been a specific threat against their temple they haven't had any worries.

But -- you can see now something has gone terribly wrong today Peter -- is also monitoring this as we get news into the newsroom from the wire services and elsewhere as well Peter.

And she and the Milwaukee journal sentinel is also reporting that the head priest at this temple.

What is locked inside or was locked inside a restroom with a cell phone and called out call to someone on the outside who got word to the Milwaukee journal sentinel.

And said that as many as thirty people were injured at this temple in oak.

Creek Wisconsin which is such as South Milwaukee along Lake Michigan we're also hearing.

That according to the Milwaukee journal sentinel that they're might still be too.

Gunman inside -- Hostages that you just heard from that gets on the local affiliate -- that there were hundreds of people inside they said there are a lot of children ages eight.

To twenty inside and the word from.

That head priest locked in the restroom according to the Milwaukee journal sentinel.

Is that as many as thirty people are injured we don't know at this point if that had priest is still locked in the -- where he managed to get out.

The mayor of Oak Creek Wisconsin did confirm.

Obviously what we know that there was a shooting at this temple but we don't know at this time any numbers the mayor would not confirm any numbers and the police at this point Shannon are not giving out.

Any specifics I.