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Cincinnati Police have released footage of 29-year-old Omar Perez open firing at the Fifth Third Bank in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Following the shooting, Cincinnati Police Chief Eliot Isaac said the suspect that shot and killed three people and injured two others.
Perez, neither a current or former employee of Fifth Third, was killed after four officers with 9mm handguns, a rifle and a shotgun shot through a plate glass window and killed him. At this time, investigators have yet to determine exactly which officer or weapon killed Perez.
Fifth Third Bank released the following statement on Twitter after the shooting:
Fifth Third would like to extend its heartfelt appreciation to the first responders in today’s tragic situation. Their rapid response prevented additional loss of life.
At this time, Perez’s motive remains unclear.
*Warning: some of the footage is graphic and may be disturbing to viewers*
via WDRB:
Police have not been able to determine a motive for what drove Perez to open fire at the Fifth Third Bank headquarters. But they said the 9 mm semi-automatic handgun was purchased legally in Cincinnati in August.
Perez was able to fire 35 rounds before being killed by police. He was carrying a briefcase with an additional 250 rounds of extra ammunition. Chief Isaac said the time elapsed from the first shot at 9:06 a.m. until Perez was killed was 4 minutes and 28 seconds. The first 911 call came 55 seconds after the first shot, and it took police 3-and-a-half minutes to arrive on scene.
The mass shooting at Fifth Third Bank in Cincinnati is just the latest in a string of hundreds of mass shootings that have plagued the United States in recent years.
