US: 5 killed, 6 injured after gunman opens fire in Louiseville shooting

New York [US], April 10 : As many as five people were killed and six others were injured in a shooting at a bank in downtown Louisville (local time), the police said, according to New York Times.

According to Paul Humphrey, deputy chief of the Louisville Metro Police Department, officers responded to reports of a shooting at Old National Bank around 8:30 a.m.(local time), and when they arrived, "active gunshots were still being fired inside the location."

The gunman was reportedly confirmed dead at the scene, deputy chief Humphrey said.

Louisville is the largest city in the state of Kentucky in the USA.

According to the deputy chief, five people were killed inside the bank, and at least six others, including a police officer, were taken to a hospital. He was unable to confirm the status of those admitted to the hospital, New York Times reported.

The investigation is underway. Further details awaited.

US President Joe Biden on March 28 termed the school shooting at Nashville which claimed the lives of six people as "sick" and said that the US has to do more about gun violence and stressed that "it's ripping the soul of this nation."

Biden's remarks come after a person killed six people, including three children at Covenant School in Nashville.

He also called on Congress to pass an assault weapons ban and said that the shooter in Nashville reportedly had two assault weapons and a pistol.

While addressing the Small Business Administration Women's Business Summit, Biden said, "It's just sick. You know, we're still gathering the facts of what happened and why. And we do know that, as of now, there are a number of people who are not going to, did not make it, including children. And it's heartbreaking. A family's worst nightmare."