Louisville, Kentucky: Gunman Kills Four in Bank Shooting

[Gaugamela]

Last edited Mon Apr 10, 2023, 01:53 PM - Edit history (2)

Source: BBC News

Police in Louisville, Kentucky, have confirmed that at least five people have been killed in a shooting in the city.

An additional six people have been injured and taken to local hospitals, including a police officer.

Members of the public have been asked to stay away from a part of East Main.

Video from the area appears to show heavily armed police cordoning off a commercial property in the area.

Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-65233350

[IronLionZion]

1. Americans have gotten way too numb to these daily mass shootings

I hate this new normal.

[Initech]

53. I do too, and the MAGA fuckheads seem bent on making it worse.

[phandancer917]

2. SO, GOP....

...tell me again about Gun Free Zones and non hardened targets. There is no more of a hardened target than a bank.

Fuck you all and fuck the forthcoming bullshit from Mitch

signed,
a Kentuckian.

[durablend]

4. "Thoughts and prayers"

"Also too soon to be talking about gunz"

[Auggie]

8. "Please pray for all of the families impacted and for the city of Louisville" -- Andy Beshear ...

Kentucky Governor

[muriel_volestrangler]

40. Maybe give him a break? He knew 2 of the dead

Speaking at a news conference, an emotional Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear said he knew several of the victims. His campaign is based in the same building and he is a customer of Old National Bank.

"This is awful. I have a very close friend that didn't make it today, and I have another close friend that didn't either," Mr Beshear said. He added that another friend was injured "that I hope is going to make it through".

[Auggie]

43. Only if followed with "Background checks are now mandatory for all Kentucky gun sales ..."

or something like it.

[muriel_volestrangler]

45. Would the Kentucky constitution really allow him to makes changes like that on his own? (nt)

[Cha]

46. TY for that.

[friend of a friend]

47. How is a bank a hardened target?

[Duppers]

3. Dozens of police cars, 3 ambulances leave the scene. nt

[Magoo48]

44. It's a dark lottery and we're all playing.

[orleans]

5. this:

Police said the suspect is dead.

Eyewitnesses said the shooter appeared to have been armed with a long gun.

A responding police officer was shot in the head. The officer's condition is unknown.

According to preliminary information, this shooting is not believed to have been terror related, sources told ABC News.

https://abc7chicago.com/active-shooter-louisville-ky-shooting-old-national-bank-downtown-today/13109212/

[Bristlecone]

38. "Not terror related"

Nothing but

[Karadeniz]

6. Let's help everyone to have guns!!!!

[Novara]

7. I'm waiting for the inevitable ...

... "The gunman legally obtained his weapons."

[Zambero]

9. And for McConnell to reassure us

"Thoughts and prayers".

[niyad]

24. Have you noticed the silence from mcturtle since his "fall"? May it continue.

[James48]

27. How do we even know

If the turtle is still alive?

[niyad]

28. We don't.

[Jerry2144]

30. Was he ever really alive?

Or was he more of a puppet of the NRA and Russians?


I am just asking a question

[pandr32]

32. It is rather nice.

[niyad]

35. Yes, both the silence, and not having to see his ugly mug.

[pandr32]

36. Let's add others to the list of 'peace instead of' list.

There are so many.
Hmmmmm.

[f_townsend]

39. Yep

And in Red State America, "legally obtaining" could be a simple, no-questions-asked cash exchange in a parking lot. Perfectly legal, thanks to the GOP.

[dembotoz]

10. shame on me...first thought at least its not a school this time

how is it somehow more ok for it to be a bank rather than a school.

shame on me

[yellowdogintexas]

11. The state capitol is not that far from Louisville

Kentucky can do what Tennessee did and swamp the Capitol.

Of course it is not a school shooting so don't know how much difference that would make?

[yaesu]

12. Being reported as a bank shooting, failed robbery maybe? nt

[wnylib]

21. Disgruntled employee according to NPR.

[BidenRocks]

13. It's too soon to talk about! (Sarcasm)

A long rifle? That's different.

[BidenRocks]

14. It's too soon to talk about! (Sarcasm)

A long rifle? That's different.

[Bayard]

15. Crap, crap, CRAP!!

Looks like its down the road from Norton and Jewish hospitals, closer to the Ohio River.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/10/us/louisville-ketucky-incident/index.html

I'm from Louisville, and just appalled at what's been happening in the city the past few years. The damn KY legislature is overwhelmingly a bunch of old bible-thumpers with their heads up their asses. Just look at who gets sent to Congress!

Years ago, I used to work in the West end, which used to be the worst area. The building was surrounded by 10 ft high chain link fence, with guards. People mostly lived out in the suburbs and commuted. Louisville is a mostly liberal city, and votes Dem. I don't remember things ever being this bad. There weren't AR-15's back then.

Everyday! Every damn day this happens--like an evil version of Groundhog Day. And the legislators seem to be unfazed by the constant violence.

[Escurumbele]

16. lets get a meme going...

You want gun regulation? Easy, vote Democrat.

Let Democrats control the house, the Senate and the presidency and these massacres will eventually stop.

We have to consider there are a lot of guns out there, it will take some time to clean up.

[TeamProg]

17. Next one in.. 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2..

[zebrastripe]

18. Sadly, what else can one expect

The shooting in Kentucky it tragic; but with the current gun laws, what else can one expect.

[hadEnuf]

19. The Daily Mass Shooting Report.

MSM could make it into a nightly news show.

[wnylib]

22. Like the daily list of war casualties in Vietnam.

[ShazzieB]

23. That's not a bad idea!

Those daily body counts on the news did a lot to turn the tide against the Vietnam War.

[Woodwizard]

48. I think the draft had a whole lot to do with it.

Though it being in the news every night kept people aware too, not like the middle east where it became background almost unnoticeable noise. Except when something happened for political gain.

If we had a draft for Iraq and Afghanistan you can bet no way in hell would we have been over there for 20 years.

[ShazzieB]

49. Oh yes, the draft was a biggie!

When Dubya was getting ready to invade Iraq, I kept thinking how different it would be if the government still had the ability to scoop people up and forceably send them over there to fight as happened with Vietnam. The outrage would have been something to reckon with!

[Historic NY]

20. And the guy wasn't there to rob the bank

[Laura PourMeADrink]

31. I know. Last I heard, they don't know if it was

A former employee or a current employee. Surely people would see the gun!??

[Sky Jewels]

25. I'm sure if we all just pray to the same vicious god that caused or allowed this,

it will all get better.

[SuperCoder]

26. Why don't we just ignore this one?

That's what Trump (Hitler) did to California with those wildfires. Fuck 'em.

[Delmette2.0]

29. A MEMBER OF THE WELL REGULATED MILITIA........

[Jilly_in_VA]

33. Do you care yet, Mitch?

Or is it still just "thoughts and prayers"? How close was this to your home? Anyone you know in the bank? No? Well, then, I guess you don't and you'll just go on raking in the $$$ from your buddies at the NRA.

Is it nothing to you, all you who pass by? Lamentations 1:12

[Initech]

34. Ugh, fuck this shit.

[BigmanPigman]

50. I must say that 1,000 times a day9

[Bengus81]

37. Eh...to Republicans Hunter's laptop is more important than endless MASS MURDER

Here we go again...........AR15 the choice of MURDER.

[3825-87867]

41. Who's behind these?

Can't be just some nuts on their own. Has to be someone or some group psyching them up other than Fox.

Someone or some organization must have a couple decks of The Queen of Diamonds!

[maxsolomon]

42. Why does it need to be a conspiracy?

It is just "nuts on their own".

They decide to take revenge (on society, on their workplace, on their family, etc.) as they commit suicide by cop. You've seen it enough to understand the pattern by now.

[BadGimp]

51. "An evil gunman armed with an AR15 rifle who opened fire..."

Louisville shooter Connor Sturgeon: Ex-employee, 23, texted friend he'd 'shoot up bank'

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news/breaking-louisville-shooter-connor-sturgeon-29675499

[Emile]

52. When will the Louisville police announce the gun used was

an assault rifle? Eyewitness reported yesterday it was an assault rifle, so why the conservative cover up?

[ExWhoDoesntCare]

54. Let me check my mass shooting calendar here

Yep, day ending in "y."

SNAFU.