The gunman who killed six people at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the
head, the Federal Bureau of Investigation said today.
Wade Page (40) killed himself after a police officer shot him in the stomach outside the temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, on Sunday, FBI Special Agent Teresa Carlson told a televised news conference.
This contradicted earlier reports which claimed Page had been shot dead by police.
Earlier, an ex-girlfriend of the gunman was arrested and now faces a weapon charge.
A charge of being a felon in possession of a firearm will be sought through the Milwaukee county district attorney against Misty M Cook (31), according to a brief statement released by the south Milwaukee police department.
The statement did not say where or when Ms Cook was arrested.
On Sunday, Wade Michael Page, her ex-boyfriend, gunned down six members of the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin in Oak Creek, south of Milwaukee.
The 40-year-old US army veteran also wounded four people, including a police officer.
Federal authorities said they were treating the attack as a possible act of domestic terrorism. Mr Page was involved in white supremacist groups and was a member of skinhead rock bands.
Ms Cook and Mr Page lived together in South Milwaukee before breaking up in June, according to neighbours.
Reuters