7 people shot at protest in Louisville

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Several people were shot at a large protest Thursday evening in downtown Louisville, Kentucky, as people gathered to demand justice in the shooting death of Breonna Taylor.

Police said seven people were shot around 11:30 p.m. local time and one was in "critical" condition. Police said there was "some arrests" but did not provide a number.

"It is unclear at this time whether or not we will be able to provide additional updates this evening," a spokesperson for the Louisville Metro Police Department, according to WDRB.

Video circulating on Twitter shows hundreds of people standing in the street on Jefferson Street near Metro Hall, including some who appeared to be trying to overturn a prisoner transport vehicle, before gunfire erupts.

"The crowd ran," WFPL reporter Ryan Van Velzer said. "The police quickly ran up, they immediately started helping the people on the ground and then police set up a barrier. It looked like at least one man was shot in the abdomen. I saw blood, it was definitely a shooting."