A US media report
has it that a number of people are feared to have been shot at a spa in
Brookfield, Wisconsin.
Witnesses from the
Azana spa said they saw a man with a gun shoot sporadically before a large
number of police arrived.
Three people are
feared to have been critically injured as they were rushed to the hospital
while four others were treated with minor injuries.
The shooter is
currently being searched for as Brookfield Square mall is in lockdown as Police
and specialists takes center stage.
The shooting began
around 4.15pm yesterday and all personnel from the SWAT team to FBI officials
have quickly reacted.
A quick reaction
Swat team and hostage negotiators are also on the scene - in addition to FBI
personnel.
A local channel, WISN-TV,
reported that the mall's parking lot is currently evacuated.
At least 20 fire
fighters, ambulance and police vehicles are there in addition to a medical
helicopter were on ground.
It was the second
mass shooting in the city this year.
As reported in
August, A US Army veteran Wade Michael Page and group killed six people as at a
Sikh temple near Milwaukee.
In
March 2005, when a gunman opened fire at a Living Church of God service held
near a hotel.
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