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
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