Police are reporting "multiple casualties" in response to a mass shooting in a bank building in downtown Louisville that has left six dead, including a police officer. The gunman is "down," but it's unclear if he is included in the body count of the victims.
The Associated Press reports:
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.
Numerous police vehicles were seen on television footage. WHAS reporters said they saw people being taken from the scene in ambulances.
In a tweet, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said he was heading to the scene.
"Please pray for all of the families impacted and for the city of Louisville," Beshear said.
We shouldn't have to live with this daily chaos:
Every single day:
UPDATE: 6 people were injured.
When will enough be enough?
UPDATE: Gov. Beshear lost two close friends in the shooting and has another friend in the hospital.
UPDATE:
