India, March 12 -- An 'active situation' at the Temple Israel synagogue in West Bloomfield, Michigan, on Thursday afternoon prompted a massive police response. Notably, the synagogue houses a K-12 preschool, which sparked concern whether students in the shooting are safe amid the reported active shooter situation.

However, according to the website of Temple Israel synagogue, the school was not in session and there were no students present when the active shooter situation broke out.

Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard said that the Temple Israel synagogue was holding a reunification event at The Jewish Centre, for which the students were removed from the pre-school. As of now there are no reports of injuries from the shooting.

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