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
news coming from jerusalem. the mother of two israeli sisters who were killed in a gun attack on the west bank on friday has died of wounds she sustained in the attack. the family has released pictures of lucy dee seen here with her two daughters maya and rina. the three of them were travelling in a car, when a gunman opened fire on them. the two sisters died at the scene. let s go live tojerusalem with our correspondent lucy williamson. terrible news just emerging terrible newsjust emerging in terrible news just emerging in the last half an hour or so. terrible newsjust emerging in the last half an hour or so. terrible newsjust emerging in the last half an hour or so. yes, within the last hour last half an hour or so. yes, within the last hour or last half an hour or so. yes, within the last hour or so last half an hour or so. yes, within the last hour or so we last half an hour or so. yes, within the last hour or so we have - last half an hour or so. yes, within the last hou
threat has been neutralised, that is the coach is used by that police officer the quote just used by that police officer. you saw him double back to answer that question about how many deaths there had been, and he said there have been five casualties, five deceased, and a number of people also taken to hospital. the early figures and details coming to us from the police. that s the latest information coming in on that story. we broke away from the stories surrounding twitter and that row with the bbc to take that news, so let s return to it. let s now speak to a former senior executive at twitter. bruce daisley was with the social media company for 8 years serving as vice president, he ran twitter s business in europe, middle east and africa up until 2020. thank you for being here on the programme. in terms of what we have been learning in the past 24 hours,