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Andrew Luck had a shoulder injury on his throwing arm and never told anyone. The NFL is just not finding this out but he is healed now and plays this sunday. He hid his snowboarding accident injury for 2 years.

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AC joint in his throwing shoulder in a snowboarding accident in the winter of 2016, according to Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck revealed that he sprained the Ian Rapoport of NFL.com, just one offseason after he tore his labrum in that same shoulder.

Ian Rapoport @RapSheet
From @gmfb Weekend: More on my conversation with #Colts QB Andrew Luck and his previously undisclosed snowboarding accident https://t.co/NzDbOgBWV1 https://t.co/mGJw1HX4RA

Luck had never spoken publicly about the snowboarding accident.

"I don't snowboard anymore," he told Rapoport. "And this was after the initial injury. I went back, rehabbed it with theColts. I've had a bunch of AC sprains, both left and right shoulder, and resolved that issue. But the labrum has been my issue, was my issue, what I worked through, what I got surgery on."

Luck has contended, however, that the AC sprain he suffered while snowboarding had no effect on thelabruminjury thatcostedhim the entire 2017 season.

"I've seen more doctors than I can count on two hands over the past two or three years, and the consensus-unanimous-is that the AC is not an issue, nor did it have an effect," he toldRapoport. "Thelabrumis an issue."

Luck, 28, had established himself as one of the NFL's most promising young quarterbacks by the 2014 season, throwing for 4,761 yards, 40 touchdowns and 16 interceptions that campaign. But a multitude of injuries-including a lacerated kidney-cost him nine games in 2015.

After missing just one game in 2016, Luck had surgery for a tornlabrumin January 2017. He's set to make his return Sunday against the Cincinnati Bengals, and he toldRapoporthis time away from the field renewed his passion for the game:
"It made me realize I love football and I love playing it. I love my teammates. It stinks when you can't do something. I do think I've gained a different appreciation. I'm much happier playing it than I was. ... I was very emotional before the first preseason game. I'll try to keep it in check, but I've also learned it's important to just let things go and let it happen. I know I'll be excited. I know that."
For a Colts team that went 4-12 without him last season, the excitement around his return is surely mutual.

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Rapoport: Andrew Luck Details 3-Year Secret Shoulder Injury from Snowboarding

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Michael Conroy/Associated Press AC joint in his throwing shoulder in a snowboarding accident in the winter of 2016, according to Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck revealed that he sprained the Ian Rapoport of NFL.com, just one offseason after he tore his labrum in that same shoulder.

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5 people were shot and 3 were injured in a Cincinnati bank yesterday morning. The shooter was identified as Omar Perez age 29. Police say that he has no connection to the bank or any of the victims. He was killed by the police inside the bank

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Authorities have identified the gunman who allegedly killed three people and wounded two others at a bank in downtown Cincinnati as a 29-year-old Ohio resident.

Omar Perez, 29, acted alone when he opened fire at the headquarters for the Fifth Third Bank near the Fountain Square, Cincinnati Police Chief Eliot Isaac said in a press conference Thursday afternoon.

Officers responded to a 911 call around 9:10 a.m. local time about an "active shooter" at the bank, Isaac said.

Perez. of Northbend, Ohio, is not a former or current employee of the bank, Isaac said. It is unclear how he got to Fountain Square, but he entered multiple businesses before going to the bank, according to the police chief.

The suspect had opened fire in the building's loading dock before continuing into the lobby area and firing more shots, Isaac told reporters at a press conference Thursday morning.

Multiple officers then "engaged" the suspect, who is now dead, Isaac said. He was shot multiple times, according to Isaac.

Investigators believe that Perez legally purchased the 9mm semi-automatic pistol, which was recovered on the scene, Isaac said. Perez had multiple magazines and around 200 rounds of ammunition, Isaac said.

Five people were shot, including three who died from their injuries, Isaac said. One person died at the scene, and two victims died at the hospital, police said.

Some of the victims were shot multiple times, Isaac said.

One victim was identified as 64-year-old Richard Newcomer, a superintendent with the Gilbane Building Company, a construction company based in Cincinnati.

"He was a great employee," Wes Cotter, the director of communications for the Gilbane Building Company told ABC News. "We are absolutely grief stricken."

Newcomer was doing work on the third floor of the building and "just happened to be at the wrong place at the wrong time," Cotter said.

"We couldn't feel worse about it," Cotter said.

The other two victims were identified by the Hamilton County Coroner's Office as Pruthvi Raj Kandepi, 25, and Luis Felipe Calderón, 48.

The area was cordoned off as police responded to the incident and worked to evacuate people inside the bank.

No officers were injured in the incident, and a weapon was recovered from the scene.

UC Health in Cincinnati confirmed via Twitter that it received four of the victims -- three males and one female. Two have since died, while one remains in critical condition and the other is in serious condition, the hospital said.

"Our physicians and staff are focused on caring for the patients and their families. We prepare for situations like these and hope they never happen," UC Health tweeted.

Cincinnati Mayor John Cranley told reporters at the press conference that the suspect was "actively shooting innocent victims."

"Random mass shootings, which plague our nation, are not normal and we as a country can't allow them to be normalized," Craley said in a statement posted on Twitter later Thursday. "Our hearts are broken today."

The motive for the shooting was not immediately known.

Fifth Third Bank, which is headquartered in Cincinnati but has locations across 10 states, described the deadly shooting as a "terrible event" in a statement posted on Twitter.

"Earlier today, an active shooter entered our headquarters building in downtown Cincinnati. The situation is contained and the shooter is no longer a threat. Our thoughts and prayers are with everyone caught up in this terrible event. We continue to work with law enforcement as we ensure the safety of our employees and customers. We are grateful for the support and concerns from our neighbors throughout Cincinnati and the country," the company tweeted.

ABC News' Rachel Katz contributed to this report.

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Authorities have identified the gunman who allegedly killed three people and wounded two others at a bank in downtown Cincinnati as a 29-year-old Ohio resident. Omar Perez, 29, acted alone when he opened fire at the headquarters for the Fifth Third Bank near the Fountain Square, Cincinnati Police Chief Eliot Isaac said in a press conference Thursday afternoon.

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A player on the Mets named Todd Frazier went to go catch a foul ball hit by Dodgers outfielder Alex Verdugo. It went to the stands and Frazier dove into the stands. Frazier tricked the umpire into thinking that he got the ball by grabbing a replica ball in the stands. The umpire called Verdugo out. Frazier later admitted that he did not catch it.

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Apparently, the first rule about tricking the umpire isn't don't talk about tricking the umpire.

According to of the Blake Richardson and Andy McCullough Los Angeles Times, New York Mets third baseman Todd Frazier admitted to the media and Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Alex Verdugo that he switched balls and fooled the umpire into thinking he actually caught Verdugo's foul ball in Monday's game.

Richardson and McCullough explained Verdugo fouled a pitch near the crowd, prompting Frazier to dive into the stands. While the ball slipped out of Frazier's glove as he landed, he grabbed a replica ball from the stands and held it up.

The umpire, fooled, proceeded to call Verdugo out.

"But at the time, they thought he caught it," Verdugo said. "So you got to give it to him."

Steve Gelbs of SportsNet New York was the first to report Frazier didn't actually catch it and broke down the play using video:

SportsNet New York @SNYtv
.@SteveGelbs reveals the TRUTH behind the @FlavaFraz21 diving "catch" on Monday. Video don't lie! https://t.co/P4a1gBQIXe

Verdugo still had a productive day Monday, going 2-for-4 with a double, but the Mets won the game, 4-2. A three-run home run by Brandon Nimmo in the top of the ninth proved to be the difference and handed the Dodgers an important loss in the postseason race.

New York took two of three in the series from Los Angeles, dropping the Dodgers to 76-64. They are 1.5 games behind the Colorado Rockies in the National League West and two games behind the St. Louis Cardinals for the final wild-card spot with a critical three-game set scheduled in Colorado this weekend.

Los Angeles will have to worry about catching the Rockies in the division, but at least they won't have to concern themselves with Frazier tricking the umpires in their next series.

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Todd Frazier Admits Switching Balls to Trick Umpire on Diving Catch vs. Dodgers

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Women have been recorded in their homes, had upskirt photos taken on the streets, and been caught on spy cams hidden in toilets and changing rooms. Footage has been shared widely online, uploaded to streaming sites and shared on voyeur forums.

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Seoul to inspect thousands of toilets for spy cams, but women say not enough being done

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It was late at night when the police knocked on Choi's door and showed her a video which turned her life upside down.

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California police officer met a homeless pregnant woman who asked for his help finding a home for her unborn child. The baby's father said that the mother suffers from a drug addiction. The police officer took her to a rehab facility and told her that he would adopt her baby, and did on August 30th.

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California police officer adopts baby from homeless woman who asked for his help

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Santa Rosa Police Officer Jason Whitten adopted a baby from a homeless woman who asked for his help while he was on duty.

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Burt Reynolds opened up earlier this year prior to his death to Conan about one role he regrets taking. Burt Reynolds claimed he was so unhappy with "Boogie Nights" that he fired his agent afterwards, he claimed to have turned down the role seven times and that the part made him very uncomfortable. Reynolds despite never even watching the film was nominated for an Oscar but was devastated when he lost to Robin Williams for "Good Will Hunting" but he did win a Golden Globe for the part. The Legendary actor died this Thursday morning due to Cardiac arrest

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Burt Reynolds was so unhappy with "Boogie Nights" that he fired his agent afterward and claimed he turned down the role seven times.

Reynolds played porn director Jack Horner in the 1997 film directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. Despite the positive reviews, Reynolds said the movie made him "very uncomfortable."

Reynolds told Conan O'Brien earlier this year he turned the role down seven times saying "it just wasn't my kind of film." He was so unhappy with the film that he fired his agent despite never seeing the movie, according to The Washington Post.
BURT REYNOLDS, LEGENDARY ACTOR OF 'SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT' FAME, DEAD AT 82
Despite his hatred for the film, Reynolds was nominated for an Oscar in 1998 but lost to Robin Williams. He did win a Golden Globe for best supporting actor for his portrayal in the film. The actor was said to have been devastated when he lost to Williams for "Good Will Hunting."

"I once said that I'd rather have a Heisman Trophy than an Oscar," he wrote in his 2015 memoir "But Enough About Me."

"I lied," he continued.

Reynolds said he didn't get along with Anderson while on set. He told O'Brien he thought the director didn't like him.
BURT REYNOLDS' SON QUINTON AND EX-WIFE LONI ANDERSON REACT TO HIS DEATH: WE'LL 'MISS HIM AND HIS GREAT LAUGH'
"No, I didn't want to hit him [Anderson] in the face - I just wanted to hit him," Reynolds told O'Brien. "I don't think he liked me."

The legendary actor died on Thursday morning from cardiac arrest. He was 82. The actor appeared in nearly 200 films throughout his lifetime. He was best known for his performances in "Deliverance" and "Smokey and the Bandit."

Kathleen Joyce is a breaking/trending news producer for FoxNews.com. You can follow her at @Kathleen_Joyce8 on Twitter.

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Burt Reynolds was so unhappy with "Boogie Nights" that he fired his agent afterward and claimed he turned down the role seven times. Reynolds played porn director Jack Horner in the 1997 film directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. Despite the positive reviews, Reynolds said the movie made him "very uncomfortable."

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People of all sorts are witnessing the Kavanough hearings, almost as a guilt trip for supporters on either side.

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From former law clerks to U.S. solicitors general, a bevy of venerable legal minds are prepared to testify in support of Brett Kavanaugh, the Supreme Court justice nominee.

Senate Democrats, too, have planned legal scholars - including the former White House counsel under the Nixon administration during the Watergate scandal - who will call into question Kavanaugh's opinions on presidential authority. Other witnesses for the Democrats include a Christian woman who is worried about access to birth control in the U.S. and a Parkland school shooting survivor.

Senators have reportedly reviewed more than 1 million pages of documents pertaining to Kavanaugh's career, and his views on affirmative action, voting rights and discrimination are coming under intense scrutiny as well.

Read on for a look at who is expected to be called as a witness - either for or against Kavanaugh - as the Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearings continue.

For Kavanaugh

Luke McCloud: Now in private practice, McCloud clerked for Kavanaugh from 2013 to 2014. He has said Kavanaugh is "someone who approaches cases fairly and with an open mind" and praised his efforts to hire minority lawyers.

Louisa Garry: A teacher in Locust Valley, New York, Garry said in a Judicial Crisis Network commercial for Kavanaugh she's been friends with the judge for 35 years.

"I believe that we need to have bright, curious, open-minded, thoughtful, empathetic people who are judges," Garry said. "And I trust that Brett is that person."

Theodore Olson: A former U.S. solicitor general appointed under President George W. Bush, Olson is expected to testify on behalf of Kavanaugh. He was one of more than 40 veteran Supreme Court advocates who signed onto a letter to members of the Senate Judiciary Committee in support of Kavanaugh, saying he has a "well-deserved reputation as an outstanding jurist."

Colleen E. Roh Sinzdak: Someone who identifies politically as "definitely on the left," Sinzdak told The New York Times she initially did not realize Kavanaugh worked in the Bush administration when she took his class in 2009, saying he was balanced as a professor.

Akhil Amar: A professor of law and political science at Yale Law School, Amar called Trump's nomination of Kavanaugh the president's "finest hour" in a piece for The New York Times. He said he is a Democrat who supported Hillary Clinton for president and praised Kavanaugh's interpretation of the Constitution, mentorship of the vast number of law clerks he's sent to the Supreme Court and willingness to admit mistakes.

Rebecca Taibleson: A Wisconsin lawyer, Taibleson once clerked for Kavanaugh and has praised him for helping women, such as herself, obtain a Supreme Court clerkship. (Taibleson eventually clerked for the late Justice Antonin Scalia.)

Kavanaugh's "hiring and support of women alone has helped to really diversify the range of Supreme Court clerks and the jobs that tend to follow Supreme Court clerkships," she told The Daily Signal.

Kenneth Christmas: An executive vice president at Marvista Entertainment, Christmas was Kavanaugh's roommate at Yale Law School. In college, Christmas has said Kavanaugh was an avid sports fan who was a "bland eater."

Paul Clement: A former U.S. solicitor general appointed under President George W. Bush's administration, Clement is expected to testify on behalf of Kavanaugh.

Jennifer Mascott: Formerly a law clerk for Kavanaugh, Mascott told CBS News the judge "keeps an open mind and sticks to the law."

"He's referred to the judge's role as that of an umpire, so I expect that with [the issue of abortion] or any others, if they were to come before him and he were to be confirmed as a Supreme Court justice, that he would continue to keep an open mind and just call the issues as they are before him in that case," she said.

Adam White: A professor at the Antonin Scalia Law School of George Mason University, White has praised Kavanaugh's "uncanny ability to identify fundamental threats to our Constitution's republican institutions, and to anticipate the Supreme Court's own eventual response."

Monica Mastal: A real estate agent in Washington, D.C., Mastal has a daughter who plays on the basketball team that Kavanaugh coaches.

Maureen Mahoney: Mahoney is a former deputy U.S. solicitor general.

A.J. Kramer: Kramer is a federal public defender in Washington, D.C.

Against Kavanaugh

John Dean: A former White House counsel for President Richard Nixon, Dean is expected to serve as a key witness for Senate Democrats who have questions about his opinions on presidential protections and authority.

Rep. Cedric Richmond: As the chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, Richmond, a Democrat from Louisiana, is expected to testify regarding issues pertaining to civil rights, voting and affirmative action, The Times-Picayune reported.

Rochelle Garza: A Texas-based attorney, Garza has represented undocumented minors who sought to have abortions while in federal custody. In a 2017 case regarding a teenage migrant who had Garza as her guardian, Kavanaugh issued a dissent after the court allowed for her to have an abortion, saying the majority opinion was "radically inconsistent with 40 years of Supreme Court precedent."

Elizabeth Weintraub: The Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD), where Weintraub serves as a senior advocacy specialist, has publicly opposed Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court.

Andrew Imparato, the AUCD executive director, has said Kavanaugh's appointment "threatens civil rights protections for people with disabilities including access to healthcare." He also said Kavanaugh's record shows he's "failed to support the critical principle of self-determination for people with intellectual disabilities and the importance of access to healthcare for millions of Americans with disabilities."

Alicia Baker: A seminary graduate student, Baker said she opposes Kavanaugh because as a Supreme Court justice he could hinder women's access to birth control in the U.S.

"Because I've experienced firsthand what it's like to struggle to afford the birth control my family needed, I know how important it is to make sure Judge Kavanaugh isn't given the chance to sit on the Supreme Court," she wrote in a piece for USA Today in August.

Aalayah Eastmond: A survivor of the February school shooting in Parkland, Florida, that claimed the lives of 17 people, Eastmond is expected to discuss gun control and violence during her testimony. She is a representative for the Brady Campaign, an organization that aims to curtail gun violence, and led a march across the Brooklyn Bridge in June to protest gun violence.

Melissa Smith: A public high school teacher in Oklahoma City, Smith will testify about labor rights and public education, according to guidance from Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Melissa Murray: Murray is a professor of law at New York University. She will talk about reproductive care, particularly in underserved areas, according to Feinstein's office.

Rebecca Ingber: Ingber is an associate professor of law at Boston University School of Law. She will give testimony regarding national security, executive authority and international law.

Lisa Heinzerling: A professor of law at Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, D.C., Heinzerling is expected to discuss corporations and their effect on the environment as well as executive authority, according to Feinstein's office. She has predicted Kavanaugh would "transfer a great deal of power to the president and withhold a good deal of power from administrative agencies."

In a series of tweets, Heinzerling also said Kavanaugh "has been auditioning for" a spot on the Supreme Court for years as he's pushed "precedent to the limit, creating new approaches to statutory interpretation and the separation of powers."

Peter Shane: A professor of law at Ohio State University, Shane is expected to speak about executive power. In a piece for Slate, Shane argued that it's crucial for senators to examine how closely Kavanaugh worked with the Bush administration regarding executive orders and other powers.

"In the Age of Trump," Shane wrote, "it is truly imperative that the Senate understand a prospective justice's stance on presidential accountability in a system of checks and balances."

Hunter LaChance: From Maine, LaChance will discuss environmental regulation, according to Feinstein's office.

Jackson Corbin: From Pennsylvania, Corbin is expected to testify regarding ObamaCare and health care coverage for pre-existing conditions, Feinstein's office said.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Kaitlyn Schallhorn is a Reporter for Fox News. Follow her on Twitter: @K_Schallhorn.

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Kavanaugh Supreme Court hearing witnesses include former law clerks, school shooting survivor: A full list

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From former law clerks to U.S. solicitors general, a bevy of venerable legal minds are prepared to testify in support of Brett Kavanaugh, the Supreme Court justice nominee. Senate Democrats, too, have planned legal scholars - including the former White House counsel under the Nixon administration during the Watergate scandal - who will call into question Kavanaugh's opinions on presidential authority.

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Man was robbing a tire store and then hid in a repair shop taking one of the employees hostage. The hostage was eventually rescued and the robber taken in. No one was hurt but the robber was hit by a round that the SWAT team shot off but he was wearing body armor. The standoff lasted two hours.

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A man armed with multiple guns including long rifles and wearing body armor allegedly took a hostage inside an auto repair business, prompting a standoff with police in Tacoma, Washington, according to authorities.

The suspect, whose identity has yet to be released, was shot by a SWAT officer but was uninjured because of his body armor, police said. No hostages or responding officers were injured.

Helicopter video shows the moment when the suspect turned himself in to authorities.

Pierce County Sheriffs Office

The incident began about 7:40 p.m. Thursday night when the suspect allegedly tried to rob a tire store before fleeing to a nearby auto repair business where he took an employee hostage, police said. Shortly afterward, police, including a SWAT team, arrived on the scene.

Pierce County Sheriffs Office

"The suspect continued to fire numerous shots as he appeared to barricade himself inside the business with the hostage," the Pierce County Sheriff's Department said in a statement. "Our SWAT team attempted to make contact with the suspect and to engage in negotiations, but the suspect continued to fire rounds toward deputies."

Armed suspect entered business & took 1 person hostage. Suspect fired multiple rounds inside business, hostage has been rescued by deputies. Suspect continues to fire off numerous rounds at deputies & across Pacific Ave., is believed to be barricading himself inside the business.
- Pierce Co Sheriff (@PierceSheriff) September 7, 2018

King County Sheriff Air Support

Body armor taken off suspect. Confirmed suspect was hit once in the vest by a round fired by our deputies, is being evaluated by medics but no serious injuries. No deputies or officers injured, no hostages injured, no bystanders injured. pic.twitter.com/Yns1AjvFE4
- Pierce Co Sheriff (@PierceSheriff) September 7, 2018

Around 8 p.m. local time, deputies rescued the hostage, according to the Pierce County Sheriff's Office.

An hour and a half later, the SWAT team exchanged gunfire with the suspect, who later walked out of the business and was arrested.

The standoff lasted about two hours.

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A man armed with multiple guns including long rifles and wearing body armor allegedly took a hostage inside an auto repair business, prompting a standoff with police in Tacoma, Washington, according to authorities. The suspect, whose identity has yet to be released, was shot by a SWAT officer but was uninjured because of his body armor, police said.

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Omar Perez acted alone when he opened fire at a bank in Ohio. He killed 3 people, and injured two. Before he went to the bank he went to other businesses. Nobody knew how he got into the fountain square because he wasn't a former employee of the bank. Omar was shot multiple times and is now dead.

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Authorities have identified the gunman who allegedly killed three people and wounded two others at a bank in downtown Cincinnati as a 29-year-old Ohio resident.

Omar Perez, 29, acted alone when he opened fire at the headquarters for the Fifth Third Bank near the Fountain Square, Cincinnati Police Chief Eliot Isaac said in a press conference Thursday afternoon.

Officers responded to a 911 call around 9:10 a.m. local time about an "active shooter" at the bank, Isaac said.

Perez. of Northbend, Ohio, is not a former or current employee of the bank, Isaac said. It is unclear how he got to Fountain Square, but he entered multiple businesses before going to the bank, according to the police chief.

The suspect had opened fire in the building's loading dock before continuing into the lobby area and firing more shots, Isaac told reporters at a press conference Thursday morning.

Multiple officers then "engaged" the suspect, who is now dead, Isaac said. He was shot multiple times, according to Isaac.

Investigators believe that Perez legally purchased the 9mm semi-automatic pistol, which was recovered on the scene, Isaac said. Perez had multiple magazines and around 200 rounds of ammunition, Isaac said.

Five people were shot, including three who died from their injuries, Isaac said. One person died at the scene, and two victims died at the hospital, police said.

Some of the victims were shot multiple times, Isaac said.

One victim was identified as 64-year-old Richard Newcomer, a superintendent with the Gilbane Building Company, a construction company based in Cincinnati.

"He was a great employee," Wes Cotter, the director of communications for the Gilbane Building Company told ABC News. "We are absolutely grief stricken."

Newcomer was doing work on the third floor of the building and "just happened to be at the wrong place at the wrong time," Cotter said.

"We couldn't feel worse about it," Cotter said.

The other two victims were identified by the Hamilton County Coroner's Office as Pruthvi Raj Kandepi, 25, and Luis Felipe Calderón, 48.

The area was cordoned off as police responded to the incident and worked to evacuate people inside the bank.

No officers were injured in the incident, and a weapon was recovered from the scene.

UC Health in Cincinnati confirmed via Twitter that it received four of the victims -- three males and one female. Two have since died, while one remains in critical condition and the other is in serious condition, the hospital said.

"Our physicians and staff are focused on caring for the patients and their families. We prepare for situations like these and hope they never happen," UC Health tweeted.

Cincinnati Mayor John Cranley told reporters at the press conference that the suspect was "actively shooting innocent victims."

"Random mass shootings, which plague our nation, are not normal and we as a country can't allow them to be normalized," Craley said in a statement posted on Twitter later Thursday. "Our hearts are broken today."

The motive for the shooting was not immediately known.

Fifth Third Bank, which is headquartered in Cincinnati but has locations across 10 states, described the deadly shooting as a "terrible event" in a statement posted on Twitter.

"Earlier today, an active shooter entered our headquarters building in downtown Cincinnati. The situation is contained and the shooter is no longer a threat. Our thoughts and prayers are with everyone caught up in this terrible event. We continue to work with law enforcement as we ensure the safety of our employees and customers. We are grateful for the support and concerns from our neighbors throughout Cincinnati and the country," the company tweeted.

ABC News' Rachel Katz contributed to this report.

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Authorities have identified the gunman who allegedly killed three people and wounded two others at a bank in downtown Cincinnati as a 29-year-old Ohio resident. Omar Perez, 29, acted alone when he opened fire at the headquarters for the Fifth Third Bank near the Fountain Square, Cincinnati Police Chief Eliot Isaac said in a press conference Thursday afternoon.

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A 14 year old girl mysteriously disappeared without a trace while walking home from school. She was kept inside a storage container on the kidnappers private property. She strategist ways to escape and purposely became close to the kidnapper. The kidnapper gave her books to read eventually and she found out his name in the book

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Abby Hernandez was just 14 years old when she vanished without a trace while walking home from her school in North Conway, New Hampshire, on Oct. 9, 2013.

For nine months, Abby's disappearance left her family, investigators and the community mystified. The search for the teen was one of the largest in the state's history. Rumors and theories percolated through the northern New Hampshire town about what may have happened to the teen, who had just begun her freshman year at Kennett High School.

It was unlikely that anyone could have imagined the reality of what had actually happened to Abby - the teen had been kidnapped and hidden away just 30 miles north of Conway. There, her captor held her prisoner in a storage container, where she endured constant sexual assault and torture.

In an exclusive interview with ABC News' "20/20," which will air on Friday, Sept. 7 at 10 p.m. ET, Abby spoke for the first time about her experience and what her captor forced her to endure.

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From the moment she realized she was being abducted, Abby said that her survival instincts, fueled by adrenaline, kicked in. "I remember thinking to myself, 'Okay, I got to work with this guy.' I said [to him], 'I don't judge you for this. If you let me go, I won't tell anybody about this,'" Abby recalled.

But her initial attempts to negotiate with her abductor were unsuccessful, and she was driven to his property where she spent much of the next nine months in the container.

Even as she suffered daily abuse, Abby kept hope alive by praying for the strength to survive her ordeal.

"I remember I never said 'amen' in my mind. I never wanted to end my prayers because I didn't want God to leave me," Abby said. "I just really wanted to live."

One way that Abby kept herself alive was by thinking strategically and establishing a bond with her captor.

"I told him, 'Look, you don't seem like a bad person. Like, everybody makes mistakes... If you let me go, I won't tell anybody about this.' I really always kinda put it-- you know, 'This strategy is always there.'"

Abby said her captor slowly became more trusting of her, even enlisting her to help him create counterfeit money in his home, she said. "Part of how I gained his trust, I guess, was... I went along with whatever he wanted to do," she said.

Clinical psychologist Rebecca Bailey praised Abby's resourcefulness."It's amazing that she was strategizing. It is, again, very remarkable and, again, speaks of her ability to get out of her terror state and problem-solve."

The tactic would pay off for Abby in a crucial way when her captor began giving her books to read, and one day, she discovered her captor's name written in a cookbook he had given her. "I said, 'Who's Nate Kibby?'... And he just kind of breathed and he said 'How do you know my name?'"

Ultimately, in July 2014, Kibby released her out of fear that police were about to visit his home due to a counterfeiting investigation. He made Abby promise not to reveal his identity to anyone.

"If I were going to write a textbook about how victims should deal with abductions... the first chapter would be about Abby," said former FBI profiler and ABC News consultant Brad Garrett. "It's always about bonding to the bad guy."

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On July 20, 2014, Kibby drove Abby back to North Conway and released her near where he had abducted her nine months earlier. She walked the remaining mile to her mother's home.

"I remember looking up and laughing, just being so happy," Abby said. "Oh my God, this actually happened. I'm a free person. I never thought it would happen to me, but I'm free."

One week later, police stormed Kibby's property and took him into custody after Abby told them his name and location. Kibby eventually pleaded guilty to seven felony counts, including kidnapping and sexual assault. He is serving a prison sentence of 45 to 90 years outside of New Hampshire.

Though Abby says her captivity altered her life, she has also come to appreciate the new outlook on life it has afforded her.

"Every time I go outside now, I really try to appreciate sunlight and fresh air," said Abby. "It really went in my lungs differently... I really try to never take that for granted."

Now, as she embarks on a life that she didn't know she would ever see, Abby wants to broadcast her message to others who have survived extreme trauma.

"Just don't lose hope... even when you feel like you've lost everything, hope is something that nobody can take away from you. And just keep that. And it'll keep you going," she said.

Watch the full story on ABC News' "20/20" FRIDAY at 10 p.m. ET.

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Kidnapping survivor on how she stayed alive in captivity and never lost hope

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Abby Hernandez was just 14 years old when she vanished without a trace while walking home from her school in North Conway, New Hampshire, on Oct. 9, 2013. For nine months, Abby's disappearance left her family, investigators and the community mystified. The search for the teen was one of the largest in the state's history.

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A Pennsylvania man was concerned when his mom didn't show up for work. When he want over to her house, she wouldn't let him in. She told him, "I hit your father with a baseball bat, and he's dead." The son called police right away, and she was arrested and charged with homicide. The police have been called to the home the night before, after reports of domestic violence after the woman hit her husband with a TV remote.

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A Pennsylvania man concerned when his mother didn't show up for work Thursday received some bad news when he arrived at his parents' home, according to reports.

His 63-year-old mother wouldn't let him inside, and then she told him what happened, PennLive.com reported.

"I hit your father with a baseball bat and he's dead," she said, according to the report.

The son immediately called the police, FOX 43 of York, Pa., reported.

When officers arrived, Deborah Ann Stephens of York Springs told them she killed her husband the night before. Now she's facing a homicide charge, the station reported.

According to the report, investigators confirmed that state police had been called to the home twice last month, on Aug. 21 and Aug. 28, on reports of domestic violence. The first incident involved the woman hitting her husband with a TV remote, the report said. Details of the second incident were not available.

On Thursday, the body of James Stephens, 65, showed bruises consistent with being struck with a bat, the report said.

The woman was later examined at a hospital, where she was found to have self-inflicted wounds to both wrists. She was later taken to Adams County Prison in Gettysburg.

York Springs is about 24 miles southwest of Harrisburg.

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'I hit your father with a baseball bat and he's dead,' woman told son: reports

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A Pennsylvania man concerned when his mother didn't show up for work Thursday received some bad news when he arrived at his parents' home, according to reports. His 63-year-old mother wouldn't let him inside, and then she told him what happened, PennLive.com reported.

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Authorities have identified the gunman who allegedly killed three people and wounded two others at a bank in downtown Cincinnati as a 29-year-old Ohio resident.

Omar Perez, 29, acted alone when he opened fire at the headquarters for the Fifth Third Bank near the Fountain Square, Cincinnati Police Chief Eliot Isaac said in a press conference Thursday afternoon.

Officers responded to a 911 call around 9:10 a.m. local time about an "active shooter" at the bank, Isaac said.

Perez. of Northbend, Ohio, is not a former or current employee of the bank, Isaac said. It is unclear how he got to Fountain Square, but he entered multiple businesses before going to the bank, according to the police chief.

The suspect had opened fire in the building's loading dock before continuing into the lobby area and firing more shots, Isaac told reporters at a press conference Thursday morning.

Multiple officers then "engaged" the suspect, who is now dead, Isaac said. He was shot multiple times, according to Isaac.

Investigators believe that Perez legally purchased the 9mm semi-automatic pistol, which was recovered on the scene, Isaac said. Perez had multiple magazines and around 200 rounds of ammunition, Isaac said.

Five people were shot, including three who died from their injuries, Isaac said. One person died at the scene, and two victims died at the hospital, police said.

Some of the victims were shot multiple times, Isaac said.

One victim was identified as 64-year-old Richard Newcomer, a superintendent with the Gilbane Building Company, a construction company based in Cincinnati.

"He was a great employee," Wes Cotter, the director of communications for the Gilbane Building Company told ABC News. "We are absolutely grief stricken."

Newcomer was doing work on the third floor of the building and "just happened to be at the wrong place at the wrong time," Cotter said.

"We couldn't feel worse about it," Cotter said.

The other two victims were identified by the Hamilton County Coroner's Office as Pruthvi Raj Kandepi, 25, and Luis Felipe Calderón, 48.

The area was cordoned off as police responded to the incident and worked to evacuate people inside the bank.

No officers were injured in the incident, and a weapon was recovered from the scene.

UC Health in Cincinnati confirmed via Twitter that it received four of the victims -- three males and one female. Two have since died, while one remains in critical condition and the other is in serious condition, the hospital said.

"Our physicians and staff are focused on caring for the patients and their families. We prepare for situations like these and hope they never happen," UC Health tweeted.

Cincinnati Mayor John Cranley told reporters at the press conference that the suspect was "actively shooting innocent victims."

"Random mass shootings, which plague our nation, are not normal and we as a country can't allow them to be normalized," Craley said in a statement posted on Twitter later Thursday. "Our hearts are broken today."

The motive for the shooting was not immediately known.

Fifth Third Bank, which is headquartered in Cincinnati but has locations across 10 states, described the deadly shooting as a "terrible event" in a statement posted on Twitter.

"Earlier today, an active shooter entered our headquarters building in downtown Cincinnati. The situation is contained and the shooter is no longer a threat. Our thoughts and prayers are with everyone caught up in this terrible event. We continue to work with law enforcement as we ensure the safety of our employees and customers. We are grateful for the support and concerns from our neighbors throughout Cincinnati and the country," the company tweeted.

ABC News' Rachel Katz contributed to this report.

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Shooter that killed 3 at Cincinnati bank identified as 29-year-old Ohio resident

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Authorities have identified the gunman who allegedly killed three people and wounded two others at a bank in downtown Cincinnati as a 29-year-old Ohio resident. Omar Perez, 29, acted alone when he opened fire at the headquarters for the Fifth Third Bank near the Fountain Square, Cincinnati Police Chief Eliot Isaac said in a press conference Thursday afternoon.

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A man found out that his mother didn't show up for work. He went to her house to check on her and when he arrived she wouldn't let him in the house. She told him "I hit your father with a baseball bat and now hes dead." police had already been called to the home twice in the previous month for domestic violence. When she was taken into custody she had self inflicted wounds on her wrists.

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A Pennsylvania man concerned when his mother didn't show up for work Thursday received some bad news when he arrived at his parents' home, according to reports.

His 63-year-old mother wouldn't let him inside, and then she told him what happened, PennLive.com reported.

"I hit your father with a baseball bat and he's dead," she said, according to the report.

The son immediately called the police, FOX 43 of York, Pa., reported.

When officers arrived, Deborah Ann Stephens of York Springs told them she killed her husband the night before. Now she's facing a homicide charge, the station reported.

According to the report, investigators confirmed that state police had been called to the home twice last month, on Aug. 21 and Aug. 28, on reports of domestic violence. The first incident involved the woman hitting her husband with a TV remote, the report said. Details of the second incident were not available.

On Thursday, the body of James Stephens, 65, showed bruises consistent with being struck with a bat, the report said.

The woman was later examined at a hospital, where she was found to have self-inflicted wounds to both wrists. She was later taken to Adams County Prison in Gettysburg.

York Springs is about 24 miles southwest of Harrisburg.

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'I hit your father with a baseball bat and he's dead,' woman told son: reports

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A Pennsylvania man concerned when his mother didn't show up for work Thursday received some bad news when he arrived at his parents' home, according to reports. His 63-year-old mother wouldn't let him inside, and then she told him what happened, PennLive.com reported.

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Ashley Laudermilk was driving on the highway in Houston, Texas yesterday when a metal pole flew through her windshield. She said that it flew from the ground up and then it smashed through her windshield. Luckily nobody was hurt. The driver in front of her saw the pipe but there was nothing he could do but run over it, and when he did it sent it flying in to Laudermilk's windshield. It is unknown what the pipe came from but officials say it was most likely from a commercial or construction vehicle.

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A Texas woman says it's a miracle that she's alive after a metal pole pierced her car's windshield.

Ashley Laudermilk was driving southbound yesterday on the I-45 North Freeway in Houston, Texas, when she saw a metal pipe lying on the freeway ahead.

The next thing she knew, the metal pipe rose up and flew into Laudermilk's car -- smashing the windshield and landing in the car's passenger seat.

"It flew," Laudermilk told ABC station KTRK in an interview. "It went from the ground up, and then, 'boom' -- and that was that."

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No one was injured from the incident, according Harris County Sheriff traffic unit officials, who responded to the accident.

"It was a scary moment for her," Harris County senior deputy sheriff Thomas Gilliland told ABC News. "It could have went the other way and killed her."

It flew. It went from the ground up, and then, 'boom' -- and that was that.

The driver in front of Laudermilk told authorities that he saw the pipe but saw no way to avoid it, so he "had to run over it -- sending it flying upwards toward Laudermilk's car," Gilliland said.

Instead of swerving and potentially injuring other drivers, Laudermilk immediately pulled over to the freeway's shoulder, Gilliland said.

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Officials are trying to determine where the pipe came from, saying it most likely fell off of a construction or commercial vehicle.

It's one of the "more unusual ones" the unit has dealt with, said Gilliland, adding the accident is one of the hazards in driving in such a populated city.

"A miracle," Laudermilk told KTRK. "That's one thing to see it, survive it."

Laudermilk did not immediately respond to an interview request from ABC News.

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A Texas woman says it's a miracle that she's alive after a metal pole pierced her car's windshield. Ashley Laudermilk was driving southbound yesterday on the I-45 North Freeway in Houston, Texas, when she saw a metal pipe lying on the freeway ahead. The next thing she knew, the metal pipe rose up...

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Lyft is starting to promote their new scooter business in Denver. Lyft says that they are working towards slowing the congestion in busy cities and will be the most cost effective way for workers to travel. Lyft's Scooters are safe and offer helmets for free. In addition to this, to ride a Lyft Scooter, one has to have a drivers license and be above 18.

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Ride share company Lyft is entering the scooter arms race, marked by launching its scooter rental program in Denver on Thursday.

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The company, which tries to differentiate itself from its competitors by stressing sustainability and social justice issues, is launching its two-wheeled vehicles later than its competitors. Early entrants into the scooter market moved stealthily into markets like San Francisco and Santa Monica, often before municipalities could craft regulation. As a result, cities like San Francisco responded with a ban, while making companies apply for permits for a pilot program.

This was not lost on Lyft.

"We've obviously taken time to look at what works well what doesn't work so well," Caroline Samponaro, Lyft's Head of Bike, Scooter & Pedestrian Policy told ABC News. "We were looking for ways that Lyft could add value. We're not just thinking about bikes and scooters, we're thinking about how to make multi-modal trips more possible for most people."

Multi-modal trips involve more than one kind of transportation.

"People think, 'If I ride a bike to work I have to ride a bike home,'" Samponaro said. "We can help piece together commutes in new ways. Forty percent of car trips in the U.S. are less than two miles. If we want to decrease congestion, bikes and scooters become amazing tools."

Denver was an ideal launch city because of its buses and light rail system already available as public transit, Samponaro said. Riders of either of those systems can get a discount on scooter and bike shares.

Lyft co-founders John Zimmer and Logan Green detailed their ambitions in a Medium post on July 16, stressing transportation equity and sustainability.

"Lyft Bikes and Scooters will be our most affordable transportation options, and will extend mobility to communities that have historically been underserved," the founders wrote in their post.

In addition to distributing scooters to such neighborhoods, Lyft personnel will collect and redistribute the scooters to communities more in need of transport options, Samponaro said. Although Denver does not have a helmet law, the company will give some away for free at the Lyft Hub at 1401 Zuni Street starting on Sept. 7 on Wednesdays and Fridays.

To rent a scooter through the Lyft app, you have to be 18. You scan your drivers license, and are charged a $1 unlock fee and then 15 cents per minute for a rental period for up to 30 minutes.

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Ride share company Lyft is entering the scooter arms race, marked by launching its scooter rental program in Denver on Thursday. Add Lyft as an interest to stay up to date on the latest Lyft news, video, and analysis from ABC News.

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Colorado Rockies player Trevor Story hits the longest home run in stat cast history. Story's homer went a total of 505 feet.

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Colorado Rockies shortstop Trevor Story put on a serious power display at Coors Field against the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday night.

In the bottom of the first inning, Story gave the Rockies a 2-1 lead by taking Giants southpaw Andrew Suarez deep...while falling down.

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That's a loooooong story. Volume 3, Chapter 29 #StoryTime 📚 https://t.co/Ls32WlhHo9

That was nothing compared to what he did a few innings later.

Story got Suarez again in the bottom of the fourth, this time to the tune of 505 feet.

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We KNOW you haven't heard this Story before!! 505 FEET!!!!! Volume 3, Chapter 30 #StoryTime 📚 https://t.co/h6tzC5B2Qt

According to The Athletic's Andrew Baggarly, that was the longest home run in the Statcast era:

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Trevor Story's home run tonight is the longest in the Statcast Era ™️. Giancarlo Stanton held the previous mark with a 504-footer in 2016. Those are the only home runs measured at 500+ feet.

It doesn't matter where that ball was hit. Coors Field, the Grand Canyon; either way, it was long gone.

Story wasn't done though. He got Suarez again in the sixth to put his team ahead for good:

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A Story so good, we needed a trilogy. 😱 https://t.co/udkCdizdP9

What a night.

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Trevor Story Crushes 2nd HR vs. Giants, Estimated 505 Feet

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Colorado Rockies Kyle Newport Justin Edmonds/Getty Images @@KyleNewport Twitter Logo Featured Columnist Colorado Rockies shortstop Trevor Story put on a serious power display at Coors Field against the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday night. In the bottom of the first inning, Story gave the Rockies a 2-1 lead by taking Giants southpaw Andrew Suarez deep...while falling down.

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A man was worried when his mother didn't show up to work so he visited her house where she told him that she had hit his father with a baseball bat and now he is dead. Investigators found that police have been called to the house for domestic abuse 2 times in the last month, one for her hitting her husband with a tv remote and the other not known.

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A Pennsylvania man concerned when his mother didn't show up for work Thursday received some bad news when he arrived at his parents' home, according to reports.

His 63-year-old mother wouldn't let him inside, and then she told him what happened, PennLive.com reported.

"I hit your father with a baseball bat and he's dead," she said, according to the report.

The son immediately called the police, FOX 43 of York, Pa., reported.

When officers arrived, Deborah Ann Stephens of York Springs told them she killed her husband the night before. Now she's facing a homicide charge, the station reported.

According to the report, investigators confirmed that state police had been called to the home twice last month, on Aug. 21 and Aug. 28, on reports of domestic violence. The first incident involved the woman hitting her husband with a TV remote, the report said. Details of the second incident were not available.

On Thursday, the body of James Stephens, 65, showed bruises consistent with being struck with a bat, the report said.

The woman was later examined at a hospital, where she was found to have self-inflicted wounds to both wrists. She was later taken to Adams County Prison in Gettysburg.

York Springs is about 24 miles southwest of Harrisburg.

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'I hit your father with a baseball bat and he's dead,' woman told son: reports

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A Pennsylvania man concerned when his mother didn't show up for work Thursday received some bad news when he arrived at his parents' home, according to reports. His 63-year-old mother wouldn't let him inside, and then she told him what happened, PennLive.com reported.

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A Maryland man accused of killing his pregnant girlfriend was found dead in his jail cell Thursday hours before his murder trial was set to begin

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A Maryland man accused of killing his pregnant girlfriend was found dead in his jail cell Thursday hours before his murder trial was set to begin, corrections officials said.

Tyler Tessier, who was arrested in last September for allegedly killing Laura Wallen, was found hanging in his jail cell early Thursday with a bedsheet around his neck, said the Montgomery County Department of Correction and Rehabilitation.

Tessier was woken up at 4 a.m. to prepare for court and was seen in his room at 4:36 a.m., according to the Department of Correction. But "at 4:55 a.m. he was discovered hanging in his cell," according to the department.

It was "all the apparent signs of a suicide," Montgomery County State's Attorney John McCarthy said, adding that Tessier wrote a series of notes.

Opening statements in his trial were to take place Thursday, according to The Baltimore Sun.

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Wallen was about four months pregnant with Tessier's child at the time of her death, Wallen's sister told detectives at the time.

"It is a tough day for our family to not have this trial happen," Wallen's father, Mark Wallen, said at a news conference Thursday afternoon.

"We can move on and we can hopefully remember our daughter as the wonderful woman that she was," he said, adding, "We will not, unfortunately, know our grandson."

When Laura Wallen, a 31-year-old teacher who taught social studies and law, never arrived to the first day of school on Sept. 5, 2017, her boyfriend, Tessier, spoke at a news conference, holding the hand of Laura Wallen's mother as they appealed to the public for help in locating her.

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Laura Wallen's body was then found in a shallow grave on property in Damascus, Maryland. She had been shot in the back of her head, police said, citing autopsy results.

After Tessier's arrest, Montgomery County Police Department Chief Thomas Manger revealed Tessier had already been a person of interest at the time he appealed for the public's help with Wallen's family.

"It was a calculated decision made by detectives to have Tessier attend the event and speak," Manger told reporters.

Mark Wallen told reporters at the time that Tessier was a "monster and a liar."

"It was absolutely the hardest thing that my wife would do, would be to sit next to him and hold his hand. And she had to hold his hands with two hands because she was shaking so badly," he said. "But we did it. Because as any father would do, if your child is missing and someone has that child, we were pretty sure it was Tyler, but we didn't know where she was, and you can't put someone away on a missing person."

ABC News' Dee Carden, Amanda Maile and Morgan Winsor contributed to this report.

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Man accused of killing pregnant girlfriend found dead in jail cell ahead of trial

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A Maryland man accused of killing his pregnant girlfriend was found dead in his jail cell Thursday hours before his murder trial was set to begin, corrections officials said. Tyler Tessier, who was arrested in last September for allegedly killing Laura Wallen, was found hanging in his jail cell early Thursday with a bedsheet around his neck, said the Montgomery County Department of Correction and Rehabilitation.

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A man accused of killing his pregnant girlfriend was found dead in his jail cell on Thursday hours before his trial was supposed to start.

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A Maryland man accused of killing his pregnant girlfriend was found dead in his jail cell Thursday hours before his murder trial was set to begin, corrections officials said.

Tyler Tessier, who was arrested in last September for allegedly killing Laura Wallen, was found hanging in his jail cell early Thursday with a bedsheet around his neck, said the Montgomery County Department of Correction and Rehabilitation.

Tessier was woken up at 4 a.m. to prepare for court and was seen in his room at 4:36 a.m., according to the Department of Correction. But "at 4:55 a.m. he was discovered hanging in his cell," according to the department.

It was "all the apparent signs of a suicide," Montgomery County State's Attorney John McCarthy said, adding that Tessier wrote a series of notes.

Opening statements in his trial were to take place Thursday, according to The Baltimore Sun.

Montgomery County Department/AP

Wallen was about four months pregnant with Tessier's child at the time of her death, Wallen's sister told detectives at the time.

"It is a tough day for our family to not have this trial happen," Wallen's father, Mark Wallen, said at a news conference Thursday afternoon.

"We can move on and we can hopefully remember our daughter as the wonderful woman that she was," he said, adding, "We will not, unfortunately, know our grandson."

When Laura Wallen, a 31-year-old teacher who taught social studies and law, never arrived to the first day of school on Sept. 5, 2017, her boyfriend, Tessier, spoke at a news conference, holding the hand of Laura Wallen's mother as they appealed to the public for help in locating her.

Montgomery County Police Department/AP

Laura Wallen's body was then found in a shallow grave on property in Damascus, Maryland. She had been shot in the back of her head, police said, citing autopsy results.

After Tessier's arrest, Montgomery County Police Department Chief Thomas Manger revealed Tessier had already been a person of interest at the time he appealed for the public's help with Wallen's family.

"It was a calculated decision made by detectives to have Tessier attend the event and speak," Manger told reporters.

Mark Wallen told reporters at the time that Tessier was a "monster and a liar."

"It was absolutely the hardest thing that my wife would do, would be to sit next to him and hold his hand. And she had to hold his hands with two hands because she was shaking so badly," he said. "But we did it. Because as any father would do, if your child is missing and someone has that child, we were pretty sure it was Tyler, but we didn't know where she was, and you can't put someone away on a missing person."

ABC News' Dee Carden, Amanda Maile and Morgan Winsor contributed to this report.

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Man accused of killing pregnant girlfriend found dead in jail cell ahead of trial

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A Maryland man accused of killing his pregnant girlfriend was found dead in his jail cell Thursday hours before his murder trial was set to begin, corrections officials said. Tyler Tessier, who was arrested in last September for allegedly killing Laura Wallen, was found hanging in his jail cell early Thursday with a bedsheet around his neck, said the Montgomery County Department of Correction and Rehabilitation.

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The United States added around 201,000 new jobs this August and unemployment is staying at 3.9 percent- nearly an 18-year low. Among this American paychecks grew an average of 2.9% from last year, making it the fastest gain in eight years. Article states this increase is due to, "tax cuts, confident consumers, greater business investments and more government spending. Growth reached 2.4% at an annual rate in April-June

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Hiring picked up in August as U.S. employers added a strong 201,000 jobs, a sign of confidence that consumers and businesses will keep spending despite the Trump administration's conflicts with U.S. trading partners.

The Labor Department says the unemployment rate remained 3.9 percent, near an 18-year low.

Americans' paychecks grew at a faster pace. Average hourly wages rose in August and are now 2.9 percent higher than they were a year earlier, the fastest annual gain in eight years. Still, after adjusting for inflation, pay has been flat for the past year.

The economy is expanding steadily, fueled by tax cuts, confident consumers, greater business investment in equipment and more government spending. Growth reached 4.2 percent at an annual rate in the April-June quarter, the fastest pace in four years.

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US adds a strong 201K jobs; unemployment stays at 3.9 pct.

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Hiring picked up in August as U.S. employers added a strong 201,000 jobs, a sign of confidence that consumers and businesses will keep spending despite the Trump administration's conflicts with U.S. trading partners. The Labor Department says the unemployment rate remained 3.9 percent, near an 18-year low.