Five people were killed and nine others were injured — including two police officers — during a mass shooting on Monday morning that took place in downtown Louisville, Ky., authorities confirmed.
Around 8:30 a.m. ET, dispatchers received a call reporting an active shooter at the Old National Bank in Louisville, Metro Police Department Deputy Chief Paul Humphrey said during a press conference. When they arrived on the scene, shots were still being fired, and authorities and the gunman exchanged fire.
Humphrey confirmed that the shooter — who has not been identified — is now deceased. The eight injured were transported to University of Louisville Hospital, and two are in critical condition, including one of the wounded officers, Humphrey said.
“We believe this is a lone gunman involved in this that did have a connection to the bank,” Humphrey said. “We’re trying to establish what that connection was to the business, but it appears he was a previous employee.”
“This is awful,” Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear said during the conference. “I have a very close friend who didn’t make it today, and I have another close friend who didn’t either, and one who is at the hospital that I hope is going to make it through.”
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“There are a lot of people who are hurting today,” the governor continued, holding back tears. “Surround them with the love and compassion we have been so good at showing one another.”
In astatement, Old National Bank said executive team members of the bank are on site in Louisville.
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Earlier in the morning, LMPD confirmed the “active aggressor” situation on Twitter.
“We are confirming reports of an active aggressor in the 300 block of East Main,” LMPDsaid in a statementon Monday morning. “Please stay out of the area. There are multiple casualties.”
Monday’s shooting happened just two weeks after three children and three adults were killed during a mass shooting ata private Christian school in Nashville. (TheGun Violence Archivedefines a mass shooting as an incident in which four or more people are shot.)
source: people.com
