Louisville police say 5 dead after suspect linked to Old National Bank location opens fire in Kentucky.

The Louisville Metropolitan Police Department says there are five people dead – including the gunman — and eight injured in the Kentucky city Monday following a shooting at a building that houses an Old National Bank location.

“I want to reiterate that there is no active threat,” Humphrey said. “We believe this is a lone gunman involved in this that did have a connection to the bank.”

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The shooting happened around 8:30 a.m., and officers that responded within minutes “encountered the suspect almost immediately, still firing gunshots,” according to Louisville Metro Police Department Deputy Chief Paul Humphrey.

The lone shooter in the incident – identified by police as someone who “did have a connection” to the bank location – is “deceased,” police said.

At least two police officers were hit during an exchange of gunfire with the suspect, Humphrey said, adding that one of the officers is undergoing surgery at a local hospital. How the gunman died is still under investigation, he also said.

A White House official told Fox News that President Biden has been briefed on what is known so far about the shooting. Attorney General Merrick Garland also has been briefed, Justice Department officials said.

“This is a tragic event. But it was the heroic response of officers that made sure that no more people were more seriously injured than what happened,” Humphrey said.

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear described the shooting as “awful.”

“I have a very close friend that didn’t make it today,” he said. “And I have another close friend who didn’t either and one who’s at the hospital that I hope will make it through.”

“I want people to know that while today it’s a horrific act, I do believe that this is a safe community with officers doing their very best each and every day. And that’s what we saw here,” Beshear continued. “Yes, I know that there are steps that the police department is taking to do things better after a recent report. But we certainly saw, I think, the very best from them today. And I want to thank them and all our other law enforcement officers for responding and doing their best to try to save some of my friends and many others.”

Images taken in the area showed a police officer with his weapon drawn. Agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) also were photographed at the scene.

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The FBI’s Louisville office tweeted that its “special agents have responded to the scene of this morning’s shooting in downtown Louisville and are assisting our law enforcement partners.”

Old National Bank said in a tweet that “In response to the tragic shooting this morning at our Preston Pointe location in downtown Louisville, members of the Old National Bank executive team, including CEO Jim Ryan, are en route to Louisville.

“The safety of ONB employees and everyone we serve in our banking center locations is paramount,” Ryan said in a statement. “As we await more details, we are deploying employee assistance support and keeping everyone affected by this tragedy in our thoughts and prayers.”

A witness inside the building where the shooting happened told WHAS11 that an unidentified man with a “long assault rifle” began opening fire on the first floor.

“He just started firing,” the witness reportedly said. “I didn’t see his face. We were in the conference room. Whoever was next to me got shot, their blood’s on me.”

Another witness said the shooter and law enforcement exchanged fire, according to WHAS11.

Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg said there was an “active police situation downtown” and for the public to “please avoid the area around Slugger Field until further notice.”