Five people have died and eight have been injured after a shooting in Louisville, Kentucky, on Monday. The police say the shooter had a connection to the bank. – This is terrible. I have a close friend who didn’t make it today, said Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear. According to ABC News, the perpetrator should have opened fire in a conference room at the Old National Bank in downtown Louisville. Five people were shot to death inside the bank, the police said. Shots were exchanged between the shooter and police during the incident. Later, authorities were able to confirm that the perpetrator is also dead, although under unclear circumstances. “The lone shooter is deceased,” LMPD wrote on Twitter. During the police press conference, it could be confirmed that the perpetrator had some kind of connection to the bank, but whether he was a current or former employee, the police are still unsure. Police to hospital Eight people have been taken to hospital, local authorities state at the press conference. Two are said to be seriously injured, one of whom is a police officer. During the shooting, police urged the public to stay away from the area. Now they state that there is no longer any danger to the public but that people should stay away. The police are currently in the process of identifying all the victims. Governor’s friends dead Governor Andy Beshear says during the press conference that several of his close friends died in the shooting. – This is terrible. I have a very close friend who didn’t make it today and I have another friend who didn’t make it either. A third friend was injured, he says.
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At least five dead after bank shooting in the US
