Shooting at US Sikh temple
August 5, 2012Six people died after being shot on Sunday morning at a Sikh temple outside Milwaukee. Local police killed one gunman outside of the building.The motive behind the shooting remains unclear.
The local news media in the city of Milwaukee - located about 90 miles (150km) north of Chicago - relayed varying degrees of detail as reports emerged, painting a picture of congregants trapped inside the temple while police surrounded the building.
Reports did not indicate how many shooters were involved, nor did they provide a clear timeline of the incident.
According to the city's newspaper, about 3,000 Sikh families live in the Milwaukee region.
Sikhism is monotheistic religion from South East Asia. The US has a relatively small Sikh population, numbering between 500,000 and 1,000,000, according to the non-profit organization United Sikhs.
kms/ipj (AFP, AP, Reuters, dpae)