A gunman killed 5 folks and injured six others in a taking pictures in downtown Louisville, Kentucky, on Monday. The shooter opened hearth on a financial institution earlier than being killed on the scene.
The Louisville Metro Police Division (LMPD) mentioned that its officers responded to an “lively aggressor” close to the long-lasting Slugger Discipline baseball stadium on Monday morning. A division spokesman confirmed that 5 folks have been killed and 6 taken to a hospital with varied accidents.
A police officer was amongst these injured, the spokesman informed reporters. It’s unclear whether or not the gunman was counted among the many 5 fatalities.
Native information outlet WHAS 11 reported that the shooter was armed with a “lengthy rifle” and opened hearth on a financial institution, earlier than getting right into a “shootout” with responding officers. Whereas the LMPD acknowledged the shooter was “neutralized” on the scene, the division spokesman mentioned that the circumstances of his dying have been unclear.
Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear provided condolences to the victims and their households on Twitter, and introduced that he was en path to the scene.
