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Four dead in Kentucky shooting Gunman livestreams bank killing spree on Instagram
(about 13 hours later)
Police say an “active aggressor” opened fire on a bank At least five people were shot dead and several more injured during the rampage in Kentucky’s largest city
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. A mass shooting in downtown Louisville, Kentucky has left at least five people dead and eight others wounded, after a gunman opened fire on a bank while livestreaming the attack to social media. 
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. The Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) said that its officers responded to an “active aggressor” armed with a long rifle at a bank near the iconic Slugger Field baseball stadium on Monday morning. According to acting Police Chief Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel, officers exchanged gunfire with the assailant and he was killed at the scene.
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.  “We responded in a timely, quick fashion and we stopped the threat so that no additional loss of life could be taken,” Gwinn-Villaroel said.
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. An earlier death toll provided by police was later revised to five victims, after one of those injured, Deana Eckert, 57, died of her injuries. Two of the other injured people include police officers, one of whom was said to be in critical condition and required brain surgery as a result of the shootout.
Humphrey described the shooter as a “lone gunman” who “did have a connection to the bank.” Police have since identified the shooter as 25-year-old Connor Sturgeon, who was previously described as a “lone gunman” who “did have a connection to the bank.” Investigators are still working to determine the motive of the attack, and have offered no other details about the assailant. Federal law enforcement agencies are reportedly participating in the probe.
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.  Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear offered condolences to the victims and their families, telling reporters that two of his close friends were killed in the “terrible act of violence,” while a third was injured. 
The authorities say at least part of the attack was captured on a livestream shared to Instagram, though the platform’s parent company – Meta, which also owns Facebook – said it “quickly removed the livestream of this tragic incident this morning.”
President Joe Biden also noted the incident in a social media post, quickly turning the shooting into a political cudgel to wield against his Republican rivals.
Just hours after the bank attack, another shooting left one man dead and a woman wounded outside the nearby Jefferson Community and Technical College in Louisville, but police have said the incident was unrelated.