welcome to bbc news. we start with breaking news, and i will take you straight to live pictures from kentucky and show you the scene there, becausejust in kentucky and show you the scene there, because just in the last few moments there is news of a mass shooting resulting in multiple casualties, according to the city s police department. that being put on twitter, news from downtown louisville in kentucky, that there are multiple casualties after a shooting. just one line from the police saying they are confirming reports of an active aggressor in the 300 block. please stay out of the 300 block. please stay out of the area. it goes on to add that the fbi have said that agents have responded to the scene. i have been watching these pictures in the last few seconds, and the police presence is already there, but it is clear from the bit of information from the reuters news agency quoting from the police that this is an ongoing situation and it appears they are still searching f
we set welcome to bbc news. at least five people have been killed in a shooting in kentucky police have confirmed that the attack happened at a bank in louisville and the assailant is now dead. six more people have been injured and taken to hospitals, after the incident in east main street near slugger field stadium. in the last hour, police gave this update. at approximately 8:30am, local metro police received reports of shots fired and an active shooter at the national bank. shortly officers arrived on scene with metro fire and active police where they encountered gun shots being fired in the location at that time. the shooter was confirmed to be dead on the scene. we do not know exactly the circumstances of his death at this time. five people have been confirmed to have been killed inside. at least six were transported to university of louisville hospital. b, transported to university of louisville hospital.- transported to university of louisville hospital. a new news con
there s been another deadly mass shooting in the united states. at least five people have been killed in kentucky. the shooting happened at a bank in downtown louisville. police have confirmed that the perpetrator who opened fire inside the building is now dead. six other people were injured and have been taken to hospital, after the incident in east main. let me show you the live pictures. police are saying just a while ago the investigation would take into the investigation would take into the evening. they were updating just a short while ago about the number of casualties, four people shot dead apart from the perpetrator himself. they told us that two officers had been shot, one is in surgery and critical condition. in six other people taken to hospital in police praised for stopping the further loss of life. getting to this bank and opening fire with the perpetrator. as i was in, the police gave us an update just a short while ago. let s have a listen. again at 8:30am
welcome to bbc news. we begin in northern ireland, which is marking 25 years since the signing of the good friday agreement. the historic peace deal largely ended decades of violence in northern ireland. but uk prime minister rishi sunak says efforts must be intensified to restore the power sharing government that was central to the deal. it collapsed in the fall out from brexit and now the political dysfunction and security concerns are threatening to overshadow the historic milestone. rishi sunak willjoin the us president, joe biden, on a visit to northern ireland on tuesday to commemorate the good friday agreement. from belfast, laura cullen reports. it took 22 months of talks to largely end three decades of conflict. through it all, these leaders kept their sense of purpose. and in the end, they delivered an agreement that s fair and balanced and offers hope for the people of northern ireland. the agreement was based on the idea of cooperation between communities, and set
welcome to bbc news. we begin in northern ireland which is marking 25 years since the signing of the good friday agreement. the historic peace deal largely ended decades of violence in northern ireland. but uk prime minister rishi sunak says efforts must be intensified to restore the power sharing government that was central to the deal. it collapsed in the fall out from brexit and now the political dysfunction and security concerns are threatening to overshadow it collapsed in the fall out from brexit and now the political dysfunction and security concerns are threatening to overshadow the historic milestone. i spoke earlier to the bbc s mark simpson, who was present at the signing of the agreement. even though we heard the british, irish and american governments involved when he came to the multiparty negotiations here in belfast we thought one of the key players would walk out at the last minute. they didn t. there was an agreement. it was such a shock i got my copy. y