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A disgruntled employee identified as Connor Sturgeon, 23, killed four people in a mass shooting at a bank in Louisville, Kentucky, before being shot dead on the scene.
The shooting unfolded at around 8.30am on Monday morning at the Old National Bank in downtown Louisville when officers responded to reports of a possible active shooter.
Officers arrived on the scene where they encountered the suspect and exchanged gunfire.
Sturgeon was killed by police on the scene.
Louisville Metro Police Department confirmed that four other victims were killed, while nine others – including a police officer – were taken to hospital for their injuries.
Governor Andy Beshear choked up with emotion at a press conference as he revealed that he has “a very close friend that didn’t make it today”. “This is awful,” he said.
Footage posted on social media revealed gunshots ringing out as officers stormed the bank building. Bank workers reportedly took shelter in the vault.
Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg victim of previous gun violence
Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg, who was among those detailing the shooting that took place Monday at a bank in the city’s downtown, was once the victim of gun violence.
During Mr Greenberg’s 2022 mayoral campaign, a man who reportedly wanted to prevent his election stormed his campaign office and fired several shots at him.
The then-candidate was not wounded in the attack, though a bullet reportedly grazed his sweater, according to the Associated Press.
The shooter, Quintez Brown, was arrested after he fled the scene. He was running as an Independent for the city’s metro council at he time of the attack.
“I want everyone in the city to know that notwithstanding tragedies like today when multiple people are killed by gun violence, notwithstanding tragedies when individuals are killed by gun violence, our community will continue to come together,” Mr Greenberg said Monday during a press conference after the shooting. “We will find ways to love and support one another and the families and friends who have been directly impacted by these acts of gun violence.”
ICYMI: Kentucky Gov Andy Beshear chokes up as he says two ‘very close friends’ were killed in Louisville shooting
Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear choked up during a press conference after a shooting at Old National Bank in downtown Louisville, Kentucky that left five people dead, including the shooter, and eight people wounded, including two officers.
The Democrat said he had “a very close friend who didn’t make it today, 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”.
“So when we talk about praying, I hope people will for those that we are hoping can make it through the surgeries that they’re going through. And then we’ve got to do what we have done these last three years after everything – We’ve got to wrap our arms around these families and everybody who needs it,” Mr Beshear said.
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Kentucky bank shooting: State has ‘among the worst’ gun laws in US, activists say
The state also lacks a number of gun control measures considered standard for reducing gun violence, including safe storage, background checks for hand guns, assault weapons bans, and “red flag” laws allowing courts to seize guns from dangerous people, according to Everytown.
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ICYMI: Connor Sturgeon: Who is the suspected gunman in the Louisville bank shooting?
The suspect accused of killing four people at a bank in Louisville, Kentucky, has been named as Connor Sturgeon.
Sturgeon, 23, allegedly stormed the Old National Bank with an AR-15-style rifle at around 8.30am on Monday before dying at the scene himself when officers arrived.
The alleged shooter exchanged gunfire with police but it was not immediately clear whether he died from officer fire or a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Four others were pronounced dead at the scene and a further nine were injured.
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Louisville police share image of rookie officer who was shot in the head responding to mass shooting
The Louisville Police Department shared an image of Nicholas Wilt, 26, who just began his career as a police officer when he was called to respond to a mass shooting in downtown Louisville.
Mr Wilt was shot in the head while police exchanged gunfire with suspected shooter Connor Sturgeon.
Sturgeon was ultimately killed in the exchange. Mr Wilt remains in critical but stable condition at a local hospital.
Police leave home of mass shooter Connor Sturgeon with bags of evidence
Police reportedly have searched the home of Connor Sturgeon, the man who police say killed four people and wounded nine others during a mass shooting at a bank in downtown Louisville.
Officers were seen leaving Sturgeon’s home with bags of evidence, according to WDRB.
Sturgeon was killed by police at the bank.
Louisville mass shooter was reportedly going to be fired, source claims
Louisville mass shooter Connor Sturgeon reportedly had learned he was going to be fired from the bank where he carried out an attack on Monday that left four people dead.
Law enforcement sources familiar with the situation told CNN that Sturgeon had learned he was going to be fired.
The source also said that Sturgeon left a note for his mother before he attacked the bank.
Louisville police said they had ‘no prior engagement’ with Connor Sturgeon
Louisville police confirmed on Monday afternoon that they had “no prior engagement” with Connor Sturgeon, who has been identified as the person who shot and killed four people at a bank in the city’s downtown.
Sturgeon, 23, was an employee at Old National Bank.
Police officer wounded in Louisville shooting had only been on the job for a few days
A police officer who was in critical condition following the Louisville shooting had only been sworn into the department days before, according to officials.
The LMPD officer, who has not been named by the department, graduated from the academy on 31 March and has a brother still training there, said Metro Councilman Anthony Piagentini.
The 26-year-old officer was shot in the head during a confrontation with the gunman, said Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel, the interim chief of the police department.
He was taken to the hospital and had brain surgery, and remains “in critical but stable condition,” she said.
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Local reporting confirms SWAT team searched shooter Connor Sturgeon’s home
Local reports from WLKY confirmed that SWAT units have searched mass shooter Connor Sturgeon’s home in Louisville.
Sturgeon shot and killed four people and wouded nine others at his place of employment, Old National Bank, early Monday morning.
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