Not less than five people have reportedly lost their lives with at least six others hospitalized following a series of shootings at a bank in downtown Louisville, Kentucky, in the United States of America on Monday.
According to the Police, a call had come in around 8:30 am (1230 GMT) to report an active aggressor at the Old National Bank in Louisville, the largest city in the southern state.
Several polices officers arrived at the scene within minutes of the call and after a hot gun battle the shooter was neutralized. However, this incident has resulted in the death of 5 individuals and several injured.
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“Five people have been confirmed to have been killed inside. At least six were transported to University of Louisville hospital, including one officer with various injuries,” a police spokesman told a press conference, adding he could not confirm the status of the injured.
“There is no active danger to the public at this time,” said the spokesman, Lieutenant Colonel Paul L. Humphrey. There is no longer an active aggressor threat. The suspected shooter has been neutralized,” the police department confirmed on Twitter while urging residents to stay clear of the area.
It was reported that at the moment of the shooting, some people of the bank occupant had been able to take refuge in the bank vault and lock themselves in before contacting police from inside.
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An eyewitness who spoke with newsmen explained that she heard multiple gunshots and breaking glass while in her car at an intersection near the site of the shooting.
“Gunfire erupted, like, right over my head, when I turned, I saw that one of the windows in the bank had been blown out,” she added.
Governor Andy Beshear tweeted that he was headed to the scene, adding: “Please pray for all of the families impacted and for the city of Louisville.”
Monday’s mass shooting in Louisville was the 146th of the year according to data from the Gun Violence Archive defined as incidents in which four or more people were shot or killed, excluding the assailant.
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