The death toll from a shooting at a bank in Louisville, Kentucky rises to five

The attacker broadcast the shooting through Instagram, as confirmed by the Police

MADRID, 11 Abr. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The Louisville, Kentucky, Police have confirmed the death of one of those injured during the shooting at a bank in the US city, increasing the death toll to five, with eight people injured.

The attacker, identified as Connor Sturgeon, 25, was currently an Old National bank worker and began shooting at the rest of the employees during a meeting in the morning, half an hour before the establishment opened to the public, according to CNN. .

Some participants in the employee meeting were following it online, so some of the employees watched the shooting happen virtually on the spot. In addition, the attacker broadcast it live through the Instagram application in a video that has already been withdrawn by the Police, according to the aforementioned chain.

Agents went to the bank three minutes after they received the tip, and confronted the shooter, who was still inside. One of the agents, who had only been in office for ten days, was shot in the head and is hospitalized with a serious prognosis. During this confrontation, the agents "neutralized" the shooter.

According to a source confirmed to the aforementioned chain, the attacker had just been informed that he was going to be fired from the bank, where he had been working for a year. He was "a lone wolf", in the words of the police officer, Paul Humphrey, during a press conference.

The governor of Kentucky, Andy Beshear, has traveled to the scene, from where he has condemned the "horrible" attack in an appearance before the media. Beshear has confirmed that he was related to the bank attacked and that among the victims there are several "close friends" of his.

Apparently the attacker used an AR-15 type assault rifle, according to sources from the federal security forces consulted by CNN, which could further revive the debate on restrictions on the possession of weapons.

The president of the United States, Joe Biden, has spoken with the governor of Kentucky and has sent his condolences to the friends and family of the deceased, and has once again called on the Republican members of the House of Congress to join the efforts for tougher gun laws.

"A vast majority of Americans want lawmakers to act on sound gun safety reforms," ​​the president said in a statement. "Instead, from Florida to North Carolina to the House of Representatives, we've seen Republican officials bent on upholding laws that will make our schools, our places of worship, and our communities less safe," he said. added he.

During a press conference, the White House spokeswoman, Karine Jean-Pierre, has insisted that the US president "has acted time and time again" to try to legislate on weapons.

"What happens is that the president cannot do it alone, there is a legislative process that has to take place, and for this Congress has to act," he said in response to criticism of the lack of effective measures by the US president. .