Juliana Farmer: Louisville mass shooting victim, 45, remembered as 'best mom, friend and grandma'
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY: On April 10, five people were killed in a mass shooting by 23-year-old Connor Sturgeon at the Old National Bank. Among the victims was 45-year-old Juliana Farmer, whose LinkedIn page stated she was a loan analyst with the bank. According to Louisville Metro Police, the other four employees of the bank who were killed were 40-year-old senior vice president of commercial real estate Josh Barrick, 63-year-old senior vice president Tommy Elliott, 64-year-old market executive Jim Tutt, and 57-year-old executive administrative officer Deana Eckert.
Vicki Brooks-Scott, Farmer's aunt said, "She had just moved to Louisville. This was her third week on the job. Why was she cut down? This is a life taken from us because she was a lot of joy,” reports 14News. Describing Farmer, her aunt further said, "She loved life. She was a beautiful young lady. All I can say is that heaven has gained a beautiful angel.”
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Who was Juliana Farmer?
Farmer, originally from Henderson, Kentucky, was a mother of three children and grandmother of four. She had recently posted to her Facebook page that she is going to become a grandmother for the fifth time, saying “My heart is so happy!” reports Yahoo! Following the news of her death, Farmer's uncle, Michael Williams, wrote, "My beautiful, sweet niece, Juliana Farmer. My heart is broken. You said, 'Unk, I got something to tell you, I said, 'Are you pregnant?' She said heck nah and we fell out laughing! She told me she was moving to Louisville, she had a great job opportunity. Now we're mourning you losing your life at the job. I'm just hurt."
While her son J’yeon Christopher Chambers wrote, "Like what am I supposed to do now. They took my fucking mommmmm!!!!!!!!!!" Mourning her loss, one of Farmer's well-wishers wrote, "Words cannot express how I feel right now, Juliana!! I will miss seeing your text every other day I will miss that "HEY GIRL." I will miss your comforting and kind words when I need them. There never was a day that went by, that you didn't have a smile on your face. I wish this were all a dream!! You will be deeply missed." A person who knew Farmer commented, "I am in utter and complete shock. You were one of my favorite people at ONB and I cannot believe you are gone. Rest easy Juliana. You will absolutely be missed."
What happened during Louisville mass shooting?
The deadly shooting in Louisville took place on Monday, April 10, at around 8.30 am. The police responded within three minutes after the attack took place and shot gunman Connor Sturgeon during an exchange of gunfire. Paul Humphrey, the deputy chief of the Louisville Metro Police Department, said when they arrived on the scene, “they encountered the suspect almost immediately, still firing gunshots.” And added, "We believe this is a lone gunman involved in this that did have a connection to the bank," reports The New York Times. It was then revealed that Sturgeon worked as a summer intern for the Old National Bank for three consecutive years. Then he accepted a full-time position in June 2021 as a commercial development professional 2021 and was listed as a portfolio banker since 2022 for the same bank.