It's a sad Monday on Fountain Square. Three days ago, a man armed with a gun threw bullets in the hall of the fifth center.

The bank's employees return to the offices and offices of the main tower where three people were killed and two others were shot and wounded but survived. The shooting occurred in the lobby.

The police fired and killed the gunman, ending the shooting that lasted 4 minutes and 28 seconds.

The councilors will be present, said a spokeswoman. Other downtown workers will walk and drive a wet memorial at the foot of the Tyler Davidson Fountain. A company sells shirts with the #cincinnatistrong motto.

And one-fifth of executives welcome employees as they wish. Maps and notes to sign for victims and families are available.

Dave Whitaker took a slow and thoughtful morning walk around the fountain, just steps away from the hall that remains encircled by the crime scene band.

In the days following the shooting, dozens of bouquets were placed along the edge of the fountain. Some have compared his haze to the tears paid to the victims.

"You just ask," Why? What is the point? Whitaker said. "What to do?"

Sgt. Kaneshia Howell with the Cincinnati police was standing right at the entrance to the side doors of the tower, greeting the employees.

Shooting injuries are "fresh and new," she said. "(I feel) a little more alert, intensified." Passers-by seem "happy to see us here."

Morgan Busam, owner of Hopple & Co., a stationery located on the ground floor of the tower, said the situation was surreal as it opened its shop around 10 am.

She expressed gratitude to a security guard who monitored her after the shooting.

As to how to prevent the next mass shot: "This is a question everyone is asking. I do not think there is an answer yet, "she said. "The biggest thing I took away: be grateful for your daily life. Surround yourself with your loved ones.

During the weekend, we learned more about those who died – a grandfather, a father and a son. We even heard Whitney Austin, a mother of two, who survived 12 gunshot wounds. But a question remains.

Why?

Here's what we know after the weekend:

Search for the motivations of the continuous shooter

Omar Santa Perez arrived on Fountain Square with a buttoned white shirt and dark pants, a black work bag on his shoulder.

He drove his car and parked on Court Street and somehow got to downtown and turned around before starting to shoot. The briefcase contained more than 200 rounds of ammunition.

The police are always looking for a motive. Cincinnati Police Chief Eliot Isaac said it was possible for the gunman to go to the federal courthouse.

"We really did not find any other motive or link there," said Isaac.

More: 4 minutes, 28 seconds: What happened on Fountain Square?

Fifth third CEO says "It must stop"

On Friday, fifth CEO Greg Carmichael said America should end the mass shootings that had erupted several times across the country.

"It must stop – we have to find a way to stop the gun violence in this country," Carmichael told The Enquirer. "I do not have the answers, but we have to find a way forward."

More: Fifth Third CEO: "We will always be Cincy Strong"

Two survivors recover

Whitney Austin, an employee of Fifth Third Bank, and Brian Sarver, a CBRE project manager who works with the bank, both recover after being shot on Thursday.

As of 1:30 pm Sunday, both patients were in good condition at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center, one of the patients who had undergone a serious upgrade.

Whitney Austin: "I started to make peace with God"

Brian Sarver: After the surgery, the project manager recovers now

Services begin for three men killed

More information was published about the three men killed during the shooting, all three were en route for work.

Prudhvi Raj Kandepi, 25, was a programmer and consultant for Fifth Third. Luis Calderón, 48, moved to Cincinnati last year to work for the bank. Richard Newcomer, 64, was overseeing a construction project on the third floor of the building.

Over the weekend, Kandepi's family and friends held a memorial service at the Ramada Plaza in Sharonville. A GoFundMe for Calderón's wife exceeded her goal of $ 5,000 in two days.

Prudhvi Raj Kandepi: "We do not want to remember how he left us, but how he lived"

Richard Newcomer: "He always saw good in every person"

TheCalderón: He moved to Cincinnati to support two children

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