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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. ....
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 ....
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 fo ....
starts right now. i m pamela brown in washington. new developments tonight in the idaho murder investigation. for the first time we are hearing from the parents of the suspect in this case. 28-year-old bryan kohberger. he is facing four counts of first-degree murder in the brutal slayings of four young students. it is a shock to his family. cnn s veronica miracle has more on what the family is saying today. reporter: pamela, that family put out a statement through his public defender. his attorney. this is according to cnn and here s what it reads. it says, first and foremost, we care deeply for the four families that lost their children. we pray each day for them. we ll continue to let the legal process unfold and as a family love and support our son and brother. we have fully cooperated with law enforcement agencies in an attempt to seek the truth and promote his presumption of innocence rather than judge unknown facts and make assumptions. we respect privacy in t ....