Watch live at 3: 5 dead, 9 injured in shooting in downtown Louisville at Old National Bank

• 4 people killed, at least 9 others injured. Gunman also dead, per reports.
• 2 LMPD officers among injured, 1 critically

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Multiple people are dead after an active shooter entered a bank in downtown Louisville on Monday morning.

Officers responded to the Old National Bank on Main Street at about 8:30 a.m. where they encountered active gunshots, Louisville Metro Police Deputy Chief Paul Humphrey said during a media briefing.

Five people were confirmed dead and nine people were transported to University of Louisville Hospital, including two LMPD officers.

Officers will likely be at the scene of the shooting into the night.

Two of the victims at the hospital were in critical condition, including one officer who was in surgery, Humphrey said during an 11 a.m. update. The others suffered non-critical injuries.

At least three patients had been discharged by 1:30 p.m., according to a statement from the University of Louisville Hospital. The second officer, who was grazed by a bullet, was one of the people released, according to Metro Councilman Anthony Piagentini.

Piagentini visited victims' families at University of Louisville Hospital with Greenberg and council president Markus Winkler. Piagentini spoke with family of the LMPD officer who's in critical condition and was told that doctors are "confident that he'd make it out of surgery."

The officer graduated from the police academy March 31, and his brother is currently in the academy, Piagentini said, though he did not share the officer's name.

"I was pleasantly surprised the first reaction when we walked in the hospital was there was hope. There was hope," he said. "Getting shot, it's never going to be good. But to hear a little hope out of the voices of those who'd been treating him was good. We'll see if that hope plays out."

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear came to Louisville after hearing of the shooting. Speaking at the 11 a.m. press conference, he said one of his close friends was killed during the shooting and another was injured. He urged those impacted to get help.

"Our bodies and our minds are not meant to go through these kinds of tragedies," Beshear said, who teared up when speaking with the media.

Mayor Craig Greenberg thanked the city's first responders.

"Without a doubt, their actions saved lives," he said.

"Everyone around our city, our country, around the world, pray with us for those who are currently at U of L Hospital, injured, fighting for their lives as a result of another act of gun violence," he said.

Who is the suspected shooter?

The suspected shooter is dead, police said. The individual's identity has not been released.

During an 11 a.m. press conference, LMPD's Humphrey said the suspected shooter acted alone and had a connection to the bank as a previous or current employee.

Who are the Louisville shooting victims?

Five people were confirmed dead and six people were transported to University of Louisville Hospital, including two LMPD officers. None of the victims' identities have been released.

Where was the shooting in Kentucky?

It was at the Old National Bank, 333 E. Main St., in Louisville.

What witnesses saw

Terrance Sullivan lives near the building where the shooting occurred and said he was walking home from the gym around 8:30 a.m. when he saw police cars speed the wrong way down Main Street.

About 20 officers got out, rifles raised, and ran into the bank building, he said.

Suddenly, he heard 10 to 15 shots fired and people screaming from within.

"It was a lot of activity for like 20 seconds," Sullivan said. "... The sound is what I keep thinking about. It was so loud. People in my building who were inside could hear it. Being outside on the street as it happened - I've heard gunshots before, but not that many like that."

Reactions to the shooting

Reactions from across the country have poured in following the shooting including from the White House where Vice President Kamala Harris tweeted: "We grieve for those lost and pray for those wounded in Louisville, the 146th mass shooting in our nation this year."