right. it s the top of the hour in the cnn newsroom. i m fredricka whitfield in new york and we are moments away from an update on today s deadly mass shooting in louisville, kentucky. a gunman opening fire at a downtown bank, killing at least four people and wounding nine others. police responded quickly getting into a gunfight with the shooter. two officers were injured in the exchange, with one now in critical condition. the shooter is dead and police are still trying to piece together how he was killed and why the former bank employee may have gone on this shooting spree. officials are expecting to hold a briefing at any moment. of course, we ll take that to you, but before it begins, let s go first to cnn s shimon prokupecz. so shimon, what do we know about how all of this unfolded right so sometimes around 8 30 this morning after a 30 before the bank was open. the shooting took place police saying that they were there within three minutes. just think about that for the
support been with all the families today to show our love and support for them. and if anything else that they need from el npd, we will provide that. the next few days are important and very critical for nicholas is recovery. this will be a long complex investigation involving local state and our federal partners. i would be remiss if i did not acknowledge. federal partners who have just been just outstanding. our local partners. a t f f b. i thank you. our local partners. university of local police. e. m s. emergency management services. thank you. thank you for everything. and for my l mpd officers. who took it upon themselves and that weight to assess everything but just went in to stop the threat so that more lives would not be lost. thank you. thank you for showing