WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) -- Four people, including a gunman, were killed and two others injured in a shooting incident in downtown Cincinnati, in the U.S. state of Ohio, local police tweeted Thursday.
Police said earlier they are responding to a shooting incident report there. The Cincinnati Police Department tweeted that it's "investigating active shooter/officer involved shooting incident at Fifth Third Bank at 511 Walnut Street in lobby and loading dock."
Local reports said a suspect was in custody.
A spokesman for University of Cincinnati Medical Center told a local news outlet that four persons had been transported to the hospital, whose conditions were unknown at the time.
According to pictures on social media, there is heavy police presence at the scene.
The city's Fountain Square and surrounding area are closed to foot traffic.
