Louisville, KENTUCKY( Reuters )– At least four people were killed and at least eight injured in a shooting at a bank in downtown Louisville on Monday, police said. The suspect also died.
The shooting, which became his 15th mass murder in the country this year, saw a former student murder her three children and her three adults at Christian Elementary School in Nashville, about 260 miles south. Only he happened two weeks later.
Louisville Metro Police Department Deputy Chief Paul Humphrey said at a press conference that police arrived and exchanged gunfire with the gunman while gunfire was still firing at the Old National Bank. It was unclear whether the shooter committed suicide or was shot dead by police. “We believe this is a lone shooter with ties to the bank. We’re trying to figure out what the connection was with that company, but it looks like he was a former employee,” Humphrey said.
Humphrey said at least eight people were being treated for injuries in hospital, including two police officers, one of whom was in critical condition.
Emotional Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear said he lost his friend in a shooting at a building on East Main Street near Louisville Slugger Field and Waterfront Park. “Terrible,” he said. “I have a very close friend who couldn’t attend today, and I have another close friend who didn’t either. And I hope the person who is in the hospital that I want achieves that.”
This was the second time since Beshear became governor that he was personally affected by a large-scale tragedy.
In late 2021, Dawson Springs, the hometown of his Beshear father, who served as governor of Kentucky for two years, is one of the cities devastated by the tornadoes that hit Kentucky. bottom. Steve Beshear. Andy Beshear frequented his Dawson Springs during his boyhood and spoke emotionally about his father’s hometown.
Deputy Chief Humphrey said the actions of Louisville police officers in their response Monday morning undoubtedly saved lives.
“This is a tragic event,” he said. “But it was the officer’s heroic response that ensured that no one was more seriously injured than what happened.”
