Several people were killed on Wednesday during a shooting at the Molson Coors campus in Milwaukee, the city's mayor said.
"There are multiple people who have died, I believe including the shooter, and we will have more information in the next several hours," Mayor Tom Barrett said. Police are asking people to stay away from the area, but there is no longer an active threat. During the incident, schools and businesses in the area were on lockdown.
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