Louisville police, mayor urging public to stay out of downtown area
The Louisville Metropolitan Police Department says there are five people dead and six injured in the Kentucky city Monday following a shooting."We are confirming reports of an active aggressor in the 300 block of East Main. Please stay out of the area," police earlier said in tweet. "There are multiple casualties."
Images taken in the area showed a police officer with his weapon drawn. The shooting happened at a building that houses an Old National Bank location, according to the Associated Press.
"Please pray for all of the families impacted and for the city of Louisville," Gov. Andy Beshear said in a tweet, adding that he is heading there now.
Agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) also were photographed at the scene.
The FBI's Louisville office tweeted that its "special agents have responded to the scene of this morning's shooting in downtown Louisville and are assisting our law enforcement partners."
A witness inside the building where the shooting happened told WHAS11 that an unidentified man with a "long assault rifle" began opening fire on the first floor.
"He just started firing," the witness reportedly said. "I didn't see his face. We were in the conference room. Whoever was next to me got shot, their blood's on me."
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Louisville police say 5 dead after suspect linked to Old National Bank location opens fire in Kentucky
The Louisville Metropolitan Police Department says there are at least five people dead Monday following a shooting in the city's downtown area.
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Five people have died and six others have been wounded, including at least one police officer, in a shooting outside the Old National Bank in Louisville, Kentucky .
