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EVELOPING: Several people were shot Friday and at least 41 hostages taken at an immigration center in upstate New York.
There may be some fatalities in the rampage at the American Civic Association in Binghamton, N.Y., but police declined to say whether that's the case.
Binghamton Police told FOXNews.com that they couldn't confirm whether any of the shooting victims died and wouldn't give the number shot because it was still "an active scene."
But a local hospital said they were treating at least five shooting victims.
Five people with gunshot wounds were being treated at the local Wilson Medical Center, one in critical condition, Christina Boyd, a vice president for community relations, told FOX News.
SWAT team officers have surrounded the building but "they do not have it secured," a Binghamton police spokesman told FOXNews.com.
Hospital staff were in the process of notifying the families, according to Boyd. None of the victims were identified, and there were extra doctors and nurses there to handle the emergency, she said.
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Binghamton Mayor Matthew Ryan told the local Press & Sun Bulletin newspaper that the gunman had a high-powered rifle. The shooter was described by local media as an Asian male in a green jacket.
Apartments and schools in the area have been evacuated or are on lockdown.
The mayhem began about 10:30 a.m. EDT Friday.
There were classes scheduled Friday at the immigration services center, located in the same town as the State University of New York Binghamton (SUNY) campus.
Four people were taken from the building on stretchers and moved to hospitals. The Binghamton SWAT team is on the scene.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
