Kentucky, Tennessee governors both lost friends in recent mass shootings

The governors of Kentucky and Tennessee have both lost personal friends in two mass shootings over the past two weeks.

A shooter in downtown Louisville, Ky., killed at least four people and injured eight others in a bank building Monday morning, including friends of Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, he said during a press conference.

“This is awful. I have a very close friend that didn't make it today," Beshear said. “And I have another close friend who didn't either, and one who's at the hospital that I hope is going to make it through."

The Louisville shooting comes just two weeks after three children and three adults were killed at a Christian elementary school in Nashville. Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee said that one of the victims, Cindy Peak, was friends with his wife Maria.

“What happened at Covenant School was a tragedy beyond comprehension. Like many of you, I’ve experienced tragedy in my own life, and I’ve experienced the day after that tragedy. ... Cindy was supposed to come over to have dinner with Maria last night after she filled in as a substitute teacher yesterday at Covenant,” Lee said in an address the day after the shooting.

After both shootings, local police confirmed that the shooter was dead.