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
now is those that are in the hospital, those families that have lost loved ones and support our brave men and women of law enforcement community that ran towards the danger and ran towards the fire. dana: kentucky s attorney general talking to us a short time ago about yesterday s deadly bank shooter in louisville. five people killed by an employee who entered the bank with a rifle. eight others injured including three police officers who ran into the bank to confront the gunman. one of those officers is still in critical condition after getting shot in the head. we pray for his well-being. welcome to a new hour of america s newsroom. i m dana perino. good morning. bill: i m bill hemmer. louisville police rushing into the bank three minutes after the shooting began swiftly ending the carnage inside old national bank in downtown louisville. officials say 25-year-old connor sturgeon opened fire off his co-workers. he live streamed the attack on social media until officers