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Tragedy Strikes Louisville Again: Five Killed, Eight Injured in Bank Shooting

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Key takeaways:

  • Five people were killed and eight others were injured in a shooting at a bank in downtown Louisville.
  • At least two of the wounded people are police officers, and two of the injured were in critical condition.
  • Police have not released any information about the victims or the shooter, and the investigation is ongoing.

Five people were killed and eight others were injured in a shooting at a bank in downtown Louisville on Monday morning. According to Louisville Metro Police Deputy Chief Paul Humphrey, the suspected gunman was also dead.

The shooting occurred at the Old National Bank on East Main Street at 8:30 a.m. ET. Responding officers exchanged gunfire with the gunman, but it wasn’t immediately clear if the shooter died from police gunfire or a self-inflicted wound. The FBI said its agents were also responding to the shooting.

At least two of the wounded people are police officers, Humphrey said. Two of the injured were in critical condition, including one officer. Humphrey said it appeared the gunman used to work at the bank.

Police have not released any information about the victims or the shooter. The investigation is ongoing.

This is the second mass shooting in Louisville in the past two months. In September, two people were killed and seven others were injured in a shooting at a local park.

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