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Tuesday 11 april 2023
Louisville bank employee livestreamed attack that killed 4

By DYLAN LOVAN and neighborhood where the
CLAIRE GALOFARO suspect lived, about 5 miles
Associated Press (8 kilometers) south of the
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A downtown shooting. The
Louisville bank employee street was blocked as fed-
armed with a rifle opened eral and local officers talk-
fire at his workplace Mon- ed to residents. One home
day morning, killing four was cordoned off with cau-
people — including a close tion tape. Kami Cooper,
friend of Kentucky’s gover- who lives in the neighbor-
nor — while livestreaming hood, said she didn’t recall
the attack, authorities said. ever meeting the suspect
Police arrived as shots were but said it’s an unnerving
still being fired inside Old feeling to have lived on the
National Bank and killed same street as someone
the shooter in an exchange who could do such a thing.
of gunfire, Louisville Metro “I’m almost speechless.
Police Department Chief You see it on the news but
Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaro- not at home,” Cooper said.
el said. The city’s mayor, Multiple agencies arrive at a building after a shooting took place in Louisville, Ky., Monday, April “It’s unbelievable, it could
Craig Greenberg, called 10, 2023. happen here, somebody
the attack “an evil act of Associated Press on my street.”
targeted violence.” removed the livestream Louisville Slugger Field and touched by a mass tragedy A man who fled the build-
The shooting, the 15th mass of this tragic incident this Waterfront Park. since becoming governor. ing during the shooting told
killing in the country this morning.” “Tommy Elliott helped In late 2021, one of the WHAS-TV that the shooter
year, comes just two weeks Nine people, including me build my law career, towns devastated by torna- opened fire with a long rifle
after a former student killed two police officers, were helped me become gov- does that tore through Ken- in a conference room in
three children and three treated for injuries from the ernor, gave me advice on tucky was Dawson Springs, the back of the building’s
adults at a Christian el- shooting, University of Louis- being a good dad,” said the hometown of Beshear’s first floor.
ementary school in Nash- ville Hospital spokeswoman Beshear, his voice shaking father, former two-term “Whoever was next to me
ville, Tennessee, about 160 Heather Fountaine said in with emotion. “He’s one of Kentucky Gov. Steve Bes- got shot — blood is on me
miles (260 kilometers) to the an email. One of the offi- the people I talked to most hear. Andy Beshear fre- from it,” he told the news
south. That state’s governor cers, 26-year-old Nickolas in the world, and very rarely quently visited Dawson station, pointing to his shirt.
and his wife also had friends Wilt, graduated from the were we talking about my Springs as a boy and has He said he fled to a break
killed in that shooting. police academy on March job. He was an incredible talked emotionally about room and shut the door.
In Louisville, the chief identi- 31. He was in critical condi- friend.” his father’s hometown. Deputy Police Chief Paul
fied the shooter as 23-year- tion after being shot in the Also killed in the shooting Beshear spoke as the inves- Humphrey said the actions
old Connor Sturgeon, who head and having surgery, were Josh Barrick, Jim Tutt tigation in Louisville contin- of responding police of-
she said was livestreaming the police chief said. At and Juliana Farmer, police ued and police searched ficers undoubtedly saved
during the attack. least three patients had said. for a motive. Crime scene lives.
“That’s tragic to know that been discharged. “These are irreplaceable, investigators could be seen “This is a tragic event,” he
that incident was out there Kentucky Gov. Andy Bes- amazing individuals that a marking and photograph- said. “But it was the he-
and captured,” she said. hear said he lost one of his terrible act of violence tore ing numerous bullet holes roic response of officers
Meta, the company that closest friends in the shoot- from all of us,” the governor in the windows near the that made sure that no
owns Facebook and In- ing — Tommy Elliott — in said. bank’s front door. more people were more
stagram, said in a state- the building not far from It was the second time that As part of the investigation, seriously injured than what
ment that it had “quickly the minor league ballpark Beshear was personally police descended on the happened.”q
N.Y. state budget delayed again amid

talks on bail, housing

state operations run un- take Democratic legislative on budgets, I’ve been very
disrupted and workers get leaders to reach an agree- clear on that,” Heastie said.
paid as budget negotia- ment. The legislators missed Hochul, a Democrat, said
tions continue. the original April 1 deadline Saturday during an Easter
State Comptroller Thomas for adopting a state bud- celebration that although it
DiNapoli highlighted the get because of disagree- will take additional time to
need for lawmakers to push ments over the governor’s solidify a final budget, she’s
the deadline yet again proposals to change bail “confident” that progress is
when he sent a letter to rules and create new hous- being made.
Gov. Kathy Hochul on Fri- ing. There has been “zero With a second extension,
Members of the New York Senate work on legislative bills in day urging her to take ac- movement in discussions” the Legislature would have
the Senate Chamber before Gov. Kathy Hochul presents her tion to ensure 83,000 state on any other issues besides through April 17 to either
executive state budget at the state Capitol on Feb. 1, 2023, in workers get paid in time for bail and housing in a state pass a budget or extend
Albany, N.Y. the next payroll cycle. budget that is now more the process again.
Associated Press State lawmakers will not than a week late, state As- Senate Republican Leader
By MAYSOON KHAN York state lawmakers be paid themselves un- sembly Speaker Carl Heast- Rob Ortt called disagree-
Associated Press/Report for passed another weeklong til a budget is passed, Di- ie told reporters on Mon- ments among the Demo-
America extension for the state’s Napoli’s office said, and day. “I don’t believe that cratic leaders “a sticking
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New budget Monday to ensure it is not clear how long it’ll we should be doing policy point.”q