Police body camera footage from a mass shooting in Louisville, Kentucky was released on Tuesday, showing two wounded officers responding to the incident that killed five people and injured eight others. The tragedy has sparked a debate between Democratic and Republican state lawmakers over gun control, and the Louisville Police Department is continuing to investigate the shooting and has asked for anyone with information to come forward.
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On Tuesday afternoon, a large industrial fire broke out at a recycling plant in Richmond, Indiana, forcing the evacuation of approximately 2,000 people. The fire is expected to burn for days and Indiana State Fire Marshal Steve Jones has warned of the toxic smoke it is producing. The Richmond Fire Department and Wayne County Sheriff’s Office are working together to ensure the safety of the community and the cause of the fire is still under investigation.
On April 6th, a missing child alert was issued for two Florida girls, Jade Gregory, 12, and Khloe Larsen, 14, who had stolen Gregory's father's car and were believed to be traveling on Interstate 10 toward Louisiana. Fortunately, the girls were found the same day in Bayou La Batre, Alabama and the Union County Sheriff's Office is reminding parents to be aware of their children's online activities.
The FBI is investigating a major leak of classified Pentagon documents that have been shared on social media sites, which the Justice Department is looking into. CBS News has reviewed some of the leaked documents, and the Biden administration is assessing and containing the fallout. The Pentagon is reviewing the matter and tightening the flow of such documents, while the FBI is trying to track down the source of the leak.
On Monday, a mass shooting occurred at an Old National Bank branch in Louisville, Kentucky, leaving five people dead, including a close friend of Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear. The shooter, a former employee of the bank, was killed a few minutes after the shooting began, and the other victims have not yet been identified. Governor Beshear expressed his condolences and urged people to come together to prevent such tragedies from occurring in the future. The Louisville Police Department is currently investigating the shooting and has asked anyone with information to contact them.
At least one person has been confirmed dead and three others are critically injured after a shooting outside of a funeral home in northeastern Washington, D.C. on Tuesday. Preliminary evidence suggests that the shooting was not random and investigators are still collecting evidence from the scene. The three injured individuals were taken to a local hospital for treatment and the Metropolitan Police Department is asking anyone with information about the shooting to contact them.
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has filed a federal lawsuit against House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan and the House Judiciary Committee, accusing them of attempting to interfere in his office's investigation and prosecution of former President Donald Trump. The lawsuit seeks to block the committee from enforcing a subpoena sent to a former prosecutor and other demands for confidential documents and testimony. Bragg alleges that the committee’s actions are part of a “transparent campaign to intimidate and attack” the district attorney and interfere in his office’s case against Trump, and is asking the court to block the committee from enforcing the subpoena and other demands.
A lawsuit has been filed against R.M. Palmer Co., a 75-year-old family-owned candy maker in Pennsylvania, alleging that the company is responsible for a deadly explosion that killed seven workers and injured several others. The suit claims that the gas leak and subsequent explosion were “foreseeable, predictable, and preventable” had Palmer taken action. The family of one of the victims is seeking unspecified damages and justice for their loss.