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Five dead in Kentucky shooting Four dead in Kentucky shooting
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Police say an “active aggressor” opened fire on a bankPolice say an “active aggressor” opened fire on a bank
A gunman killed five people and injured six others in a shooting in downtown Louisville, Kentucky, on Monday. The shooter opened fire on a bank before being killed at the scene. A gunman killed at least four people and injured eight others in a shooting in downtown Louisville, Kentucky, on Monday. The shooter opened fire on a bank before being killed on the scene.
The Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) said that its officers responded to an “active aggressor” near the iconic Slugger Field baseball stadium on Monday morning. A department spokesman confirmed that five people were killed and six taken to a hospital with various injuries. The Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) said that its officers responded to an “active aggressor” at a bank near the iconic Slugger Field baseball stadium on Monday morning. Speaking at a press conference after the incident, LMPD Deputy Chief Paul Humphrey said that at least four people were killed in the shooting and eight others were injured.
A police officer was among those injured, the spokesman told reporters. It is unclear whether the gunman was counted among the five fatalities. A police spokesman initially said that five people had been killed in the shooting, before the number was revised down to four. Two police officers were among the wounded, Humphrey said. 
Local news outlet WHAS 11 reported that the shooter was armed with a “long rifle” and opened fire on a bank, before getting into a “shootout” with responding officers. While the LMPD stated the shooter was “neutralized” at the scene, the department spokesman said that the circumstances of his death were unclear. The suspect was still firing when officers arrived on the scene, Humphrey said. The suspect died in a shootout with police, the deputy chief continued, adding that the department is still investigating whether an officer killed him or he took his own life.
Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear offered condolences to the victims and their families on Twitter, and announced that he was en route to the scene. Humphrey described the shooter as a “lone gunman” who “did have a connection to the bank.”
Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear offered condolences to the victims and their families, telling reporters that two of his close friends were killed in the shooting, while a third was injured.