A gunman opened fire at a bank in downtown Louisville on Monday, leaving four dead — including at least two friends of Gov. Andy Beshear — and wounding eight others, authorities said.
The shooter, described as a current or former employee of Old National Bank, also wounded two responding police officers, one critically, officials said.
The attacker was killed not long after the 8:30 a.m. ET shooting unfolded at 333 E. Main St., Louisville Metro Police Department Deputy Chief Paul Humphrey said.
Responding officers exchanged gunfire with the gunman, police said, but it wasn’t immediately clear if the shooter died from police gunfire or a self-inflicted wound.
Gov. Andy Beshear fought back tears, telling reporters two of the dead and one of the wounded were friends of his.
"This is awful," said Beshear, adding that his 2015 campaign for attorney general was based at that building. "I have a very close friend who didn't make it today, and I have another close friend who didn't either, and one who is at the hospital that I hope is going to make it through."
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The gunman is believed to be an employee and may have had mental health issues, according to a federal law enforcement source who has been briefed on the attack.
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