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Five Dead, Six Injured In Shooting At Bank Building In US' Louisville: Report

"There is no longer an active aggressor threat. The suspected shooter has been neutralized," the police tweeted.

Five people have been killed in a shooting that occurred on Monday in downtown Louisville, Kentucky, close to Slugger Field, news agency Associated Press reported. The police further stated that six people were brought to the hospital after the shooting.

"There is no longer an active aggressor threat. The suspected shooter has been neutralized," the police tweeted.

The general public has been urged to avoid a section of East Main.

The video appears to show heavily armed police surrounding a commercial facility in the neighbourhood.

Authorities will conduct a press conference shortly, BBC reported.

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News footage from the site shows a large police presence, as well as broken glass and abandoned medical equipment.

Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear claimed on Twitter that he was on his way to the shooting site. "Please pray for all of the families impacted and for the city of Louisville," he added.

The incident occurred in downtown Louisville, near the Louisville Slugger Field baseball stadium and a few streets from the Kentucky International Convention Centre and the Muhammad Ali Centre.

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Speaking with local Fox affiliate WDRB, an eyewitness stated: "I was at the stoplight, and the first thing that I saw - there was a guy across the street at the intersection and he was lying down at the entrance to a hotel."

(With Inputs From Agencies)

 

 

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