Police report “multiple casualties” as they responded to a shooting in a bank building in downtown Louisville on Monday.
The Louisville Metro Police Department said Monday on Twitter there was an ongoing situation and asked people to avoid the area. “There are multiple casualties,” police said in the tweet. Police described it as an “active aggressor.”
Witnesses who left the building told WHAS-TV they heard gunfire inside the building.
A police officer is among six victims in the mass shooting transported to the hospital.
According to police, five people are dead, including the shooter.
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Police said an “active aggressor” was on Main Street and asked people to stay away from the area near the Louisville Slugger field, a minor-league baseball stadium where the Louisville Bats play.
“Please avoid the area around Slugger Field until further notice,” Craig Greenberg, the Louisville mayor, said on Twitter. “We will provide information as soon as possible.”
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said in a tweet that he was headed to the shooting scene. “Please pray for all of the families impacted and for the city of Louisville,” he wrote.
This is a developing story.
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