Six killed in shooting at Wisconsin Sikh temple

In a rampage that is being treated as an act of domestic terrorism, a gunman on Sunday killed at least six people at a temple near Milwaukee before being shot by police.

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Members of the Sikh Society of Northeast Florida held a candlelight vigil in Jacksonville, Fla., for the victims of Sunday’s shooting.

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A woman was comforted Sunday outside the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin.

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At least six people were fatally shot by an unidentified gunman.

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Police responded at the scene Sunday morning.

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The suspected shooter was killed by a police officer, authorities said.

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The shooting was considered an act of domestic terrorism, police said.

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The incident came after the July 20 mass shooting at a Colorado movie theater.

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