Connor Sturgeon live-streamed Louisville mass shooting, cops hopeful they can get the video removed
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY: Connor Sturgeon, a former employee at Old National Bank in Louisville, Kentucky's downtown, opened fire at the bank on Monday, April 10, killing four people and injuring several others. The encounter was apparently being live-streamed on social media by the 23-year-old.
Law enforcement sources stated that Sturgeon went on his spree after learning that the bank where he had worked since 2021 was terminating his employment, according to CNN. The source claimed that he had also left a note to his parents and a friend telling them he was going to attack the bank. Police Chief Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel claimed that Sturgeon fired at the responding officers, who returned fire to "stop that threat," according to the Independent. She affirmed that police had fired their weapons at the suspect, killing him. The shooting victims, who died, were identified as Tommy Elliott, 63, Jim Tutt, 64, Josh Barrick, 40, and Julianna Farmer, 57. Eliott served as senior vice president of the Old National Bank, and a close friend to Governor Andy Beshear.
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Louisville mass shooting: Four dead, eight injured including police officer inside Old National Bank
'Evil should not try to prevail'
One of the responding officers got hurt on his left side, while the second officer merely suffered a minor elbow injury. Nicholas Wilt, a 26-year-old officer who graduated from the police academy on Friday, March 31, was hit in the head. Officer Wilt has recovered from brain surgery, but his condition is still critical.
During the press conference, Chief Gwinn-Villaroel stated, "This will be a long complex investigation. For my LMPD officers who took it upon themselves to stop the threat so more lives would not be lost, thank you." She added, "Evil should not try to prevail," and we shouldn't "let it take over our city." The chief stated that the shooter was live-streaming the incident on social media and police are hopeful that they will be able to get the clip taken down.
How are the gunshot victims doing?
University of Louisville surgeon Dr Jason Smith stated, "This morning we received nine patients. Three of which are in critical condition. They all required operative care. We released three and three others are still in hospital with non-life threatening injuries," according to the Independent.
"Everyone who received surgery today is still sedated and no one is currently awake. Really the next 24 hours for all involved who required an operation are going to be the critical time period for us to understand, really how well they're going to recover from this acute part of their overall care," Dr Smith concluded.