general merrick garland have been briefed as we wait for this news conference. first, breaking news update live to nate foy. nate, what are we learning at this house? trace, police say the shooter opened fire at an old national bank in downtown louisville. you mentioned four people are dead. at least nine others are injured, which is one more than police last told us in the previous update. two police officers are injured. one of them is in critical condition and is undergoing emergency surgery this afternoon. the other officer is described as having less serious injuries and is expected to survive. kentucky governor andy beshear, the louisville major and the louisville police department are all praising the quick response from officers that arrived at the bank within three minutes of the shooting. we re expecting another press conference any second now. the last time that we heard from officials, governor beshear shared his personal connection to this attack. listen. thi
good to be with you, i m katy tur, as chris jansing just said, we are waiting for police in louisville, kentucky, to update us on the latest mass shooting four dead and nine are wounded at the old national bank sources tell nbc news the shooter is believed to be a current or former employee of the bank it was unclear how the shooter died the question is what does or does not happen now? kentucky is a split state. it has two republican senators, rand paul and mitch mcconnell, who sent tweets offering a version of thoughts and prayers. while its governor is a democrat, a democrat who is now not just professionally affected by gun violence, but personally. here is governor andy beshear in front of the bank this morning. this is awful i have a very close friend that didn t make it today and i have another close friend who didn t either, and one who s at the hospital who i hope is going to make it through joining me now is nbc news justice and intelligence correspondent ken de
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we pray for our lmpd officer and two others that right now while perhaps stable are still fighting for their lives with a need for our prayers. yes, i believe, i believe and i i believe that prayers lift all of up and those families would appreciate them. while i hurt today, while i will grieve when i m able, i m also grateful. grateful for a quick response from lmpd, the jefferson county sheriff s office. louisville fire and rescue. louisville metro ems. getting to this scene in three minutes. i m convinced saved other people s lives and i know saved two other of my friends. one i received incorrect information this morning i thought was gone. i started to mourn. now i know he s okay. when i got to see in the er.
to most in the world, and very rarely were we talking about my job. he was an incredible friend. we also lost juliana farmer, tim tutt, josh barrick, each amazing people whose families grieve them, whose communities will mourn and miss them. these are ir replaceable amazing individuals a terrible act of violence we also pray for our lmpd officer and two others that right now while perhaps stable are still fighting for their lives with a need for our care and, yes, for our prayers because i believe i believe, and i believe that prayers lift all of us up and those families would appreciate them. and while i hurt today, and while i will grieve when i m able, i m also grateful. i m grateful for an incredibly