Nearly a week after the shootout at the Wisconsin gurudwara, news is that it has opened its doors to the public again. Six worshippers were killed on its premises, shocking the small but closely-knit Sikh community in Oak Creek. The local police handed over the Oak Creek gurdwara to its management which immediately started the cleaning of the entire premises yesterday. "It is now open for the public," Jagajit Singh Sandhu, member of the temple committee said.

"We expect the cleaning to be over soon, but it is open for the public now," Singh said. Built in 1997 to meet the needs of the local Sikh community, the gurdwara was the scene of tragic bloodshed on Sunday when a former American soldier, believed to have white supremacist leanings, opended indiscriminate fire insides the premises.

The gunman identified as Wade Michael Page, 41, killed six Sikh worshippers before perhaps turning the gun on himself. The FBI said Page died of self-inflicted injuries, though the motive behind his actions was not clear yet.