09-06-2018, 05:45 PM
Because America needs more guns! Fortunately, cops who were actually trained to handle this responded.
https://nypost.com/2018/09/06/cincinnati...town-bank/
A gunman opened fire at a bank in downtown Cincinnati on Thursday morning, killing three people and injuring five others before being shot dead by police, officials said.
The man entered the loading dock of the 30-story Fifth Third Bank building at Fountain Square and began shooting about 9 a.m. local time, Cincinnati Police Chief Eliot Isaac told reporters.
He then made his way to the lobby, where he was met by police officers who gunned him down.
“At least three or four of our officers did engage the suspect,” Isaac said.
Isaac said he could not confirm local media reports that the shooter was a disgruntled employee of the bank, and said he had no information that the victims were targeted.
The motive of the shooter, whose identity has not been released, was not known.
Mayor John Cranley said the shooting could have been “much worse” had it not been for the quick response by cops in the area.
“He was actively shooting innocent victims, it appears, and our officers were able to kill him and stop the threat very quickly,” Cranley told a news conference.
The police chief said he could not say whether the gunman shot himself in addition to being shot by police. No officers were injured, city officials said.
“There’s something deeply sick at work here and we as a country need to work on it,” the mayor added at a news conference.
https://nypost.com/2018/09/06/cincinnati...town-bank/
A gunman opened fire at a bank in downtown Cincinnati on Thursday morning, killing three people and injuring five others before being shot dead by police, officials said.
The man entered the loading dock of the 30-story Fifth Third Bank building at Fountain Square and began shooting about 9 a.m. local time, Cincinnati Police Chief Eliot Isaac told reporters.
He then made his way to the lobby, where he was met by police officers who gunned him down.
“At least three or four of our officers did engage the suspect,” Isaac said.
Isaac said he could not confirm local media reports that the shooter was a disgruntled employee of the bank, and said he had no information that the victims were targeted.
The motive of the shooter, whose identity has not been released, was not known.
Mayor John Cranley said the shooting could have been “much worse” had it not been for the quick response by cops in the area.
“He was actively shooting innocent victims, it appears, and our officers were able to kill him and stop the threat very quickly,” Cranley told a news conference.
The police chief said he could not say whether the gunman shot himself in addition to being shot by police. No officers were injured, city officials said.
“There’s something deeply sick at work here and we as a country need to work on it,” the mayor added at a news conference.