7 dead, including gunman, in Wis. shooting at Sikh temple

(USA Today) Police are investigating a shooting at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin in Oak Creek, south of Milwaukee, where at least seven people, including the gunman, were killed. At least three people, including a police officer who exchanged shots with the suspect, were injured and taken to a hospital.

President Obama has talked by telephone with FBI Director Bob Mueller, White House chief of staff Jack Lew and Homeland Security adviser John Brennan regarding an update on the situation on the shooting at the Sikh temple, according to a statement just released by the White House.

The president also has telephoned Wis. Gov. Scott Walker, Oak Creek Mayor Steve Scaffidi and Charanjeet Singh, trustee of the temple, to express his condolences, according to the statement.

Update at 6:28 p.m. ET:

President Obama has talked by telephone with FBI Director Bob Mueller, White House chief of staff Jack Lew and Homeland Security adviser John Brennan regarding an update on the situation on the shooting at the Sikh temple, according to a statement just released by the White House.

The president also has telephoned Wis. Gov. Scott Walker, Oak Creek Mayor Steve Scaffidi and Charanjeet Singh, trustee of the temple, to express his condolences, according to the statement.

Update at 6:13 p.m. ET:

USA TODAY and the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel have published Storify timelines culled from social media posts regarding the shooting.

The Journal-Sentinel Storify essentially provides a real-time tracking of the incident as it unfolded, from one witness seeing police rush to the scene with assault rifles to another witness apologizing for calling the Sikhs followers of Islam in her haste to get the word out.

The USA TODAY Storify follows reaction to the incident throughout the day.

Update at 5:54 p.m. ET:

Lee Biblo, chief medical officer at Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee, tells CNN that the three injured victims taken there are in critical condition. Earlier, Biblo said the three were all male and adults, and he now says all are older than 40.

Biblo says one suffered shots to the abdomen and chest, another suffered shots to the extremities and face and a third suffered injury to the neck.

Two of the three have undergone surgery and a third has undergone a procedure, Biblo says.

He would not identify which of the three was the police officer.

Update at 5:17 p.m.:

The city of Oak Creek is "outraged" at the violence that took place earlier today, Mayor Steve Scaffidi is saying, and he expresses deep sadness regarding the tragedy.

Update at 5:10 p.m. ET:

The press conference by law enforcement has started.

Oak Creek Police Chief John Edwards confirms that seven people have died and three have been injured.

The officer injured is undergoing surgery and expected to recover, he says. Another officer did exchange shots with the suspect and that engagement resulted in the shooter being hit, Edwards said.

"It stopped a tragic event that could have been a lot worse," Edwards said.

Authorities are treating this as a domestic terrorism incident. The FBI, ATF, district attorney and local sheriff's office are involved, according to Edwards.

They will hold another press conference most likely at 10 a.m. local time Monday, he said.

Update at 4:52 p.m. ET:

CNN reporter Ted Rowlands indicates a "significant presence of officers" is gathering at a wooded area not far from the Sikh Temple in Oak Creek, Wis.

Meantime, a press conference that had been scheduled by law enforcement for 4:30 p.m. ET has been postponed, CNN reports.

Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee, where the injured police officer and two others of the injured had been taken, plans a 5 p.m. ET press conference.