Five dead after man livestreams mass shooting in Kentucky

A Louisville bank employee armed with a rifle opened fire at his workplace on Monday morning killing five people while livestreaming the attack on Instagram, authorities said. A Louisville Metro Police technician photographs bullet holes in the front glass of the Old National Bank building in Louisville, April 10, 2023. (Timothy D. Easley, AP Photo)

A Louisville bank employee armed with a rifle killed five people at his workplace on Monday morning while livestreaming the attack on Instagram, authorities said.

Police arrived as shots were still being fired inside Old National Bank and killed the gunman in an exchange of gunfire, Louisville Metro Police Department chief Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel said. The city’s mayor, Craig Greenberg, called the attack “an evil act of targeted violence”.