<p>A suspicious man carrying ammunition and "strange writings" was briefly detained outside an Oak Creek gurdwara in the US state of Wisconsin, where a white supremacist had gunned down six Sikhs in August.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"This happened last Sunday. The man was detained due to his suspicious activity outside the gurdwara. The police questioned him. Later it was determined that he was not a threat (to gurdwara). So he was released," Oak Creek Mayor Steve Scaffidi told PTI.<br /><br />In a report released yesterday, the Oak Creek Police Department said the 32-year-old man from Maryland was found with 9mm ammunition and "strange writings" in his possession outside the Wisconsin gurdwara.<br /><br />He was seen entering the gurdwara premises at about 8:45 am.<br />The gurdwara was the scene of a mass shooting by a white supremacist in August that killed six Sikh worshippers, sending shock waves across the country and the Sikh community world-over.<br /><br />The man, whose identity has not been released, first told the police that he drive to gurdwara after seeing a CNN story about the shooting and wanted to pray with its members.<br /><br />Later, he changed his version and said that he was writing a book and wanted to talk to the people there.<br /><br />"Officers located a large amount of zip ties and a roll of duct tape in the backpack (of the man) as well as a notebook containing strange writings referencing the mass shooting in Aurora CO (where a gunman had killed 12 people inside a cinema hall) and a piece of crime scene tape collected from the scene in CO (Colorado)," the police report said.<br /><br />"Officers also located more zip ties and duct tape, several boxes of 9mm ammunition in (the man's) vehicle along with gun cleaning supplies and an empty case from a Glock 9mm," the report said, adding that the Federal Bureau of Investigation was called when the man surrendered with his ammunition.<br /><br />Thereafter, he was asked to follow officers back to the Oak Creek police station so that his writings and identification could be copied.<br /><br />"He was not arrested. He was only detained," Scaffidi said.</p>
<p>A suspicious man carrying ammunition and "strange writings" was briefly detained outside an Oak Creek gurdwara in the US state of Wisconsin, where a white supremacist had gunned down six Sikhs in August.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"This happened last Sunday. The man was detained due to his suspicious activity outside the gurdwara. The police questioned him. Later it was determined that he was not a threat (to gurdwara). So he was released," Oak Creek Mayor Steve Scaffidi told PTI.<br /><br />In a report released yesterday, the Oak Creek Police Department said the 32-year-old man from Maryland was found with 9mm ammunition and "strange writings" in his possession outside the Wisconsin gurdwara.<br /><br />He was seen entering the gurdwara premises at about 8:45 am.<br />The gurdwara was the scene of a mass shooting by a white supremacist in August that killed six Sikh worshippers, sending shock waves across the country and the Sikh community world-over.<br /><br />The man, whose identity has not been released, first told the police that he drive to gurdwara after seeing a CNN story about the shooting and wanted to pray with its members.<br /><br />Later, he changed his version and said that he was writing a book and wanted to talk to the people there.<br /><br />"Officers located a large amount of zip ties and a roll of duct tape in the backpack (of the man) as well as a notebook containing strange writings referencing the mass shooting in Aurora CO (where a gunman had killed 12 people inside a cinema hall) and a piece of crime scene tape collected from the scene in CO (Colorado)," the police report said.<br /><br />"Officers also located more zip ties and duct tape, several boxes of 9mm ammunition in (the man's) vehicle along with gun cleaning supplies and an empty case from a Glock 9mm," the report said, adding that the Federal Bureau of Investigation was called when the man surrendered with his ammunition.<br /><br />Thereafter, he was asked to follow officers back to the Oak Creek police station so that his writings and identification could be copied.<br /><br />"He was not arrested. He was only detained," Scaffidi said.</p>