Five people were killed, including the attacker, and nine others were injured following a shooting Monday morning at the Old National Bank facility in downtown Louisville, Ky.
ACTIVE SHOOTER UPDATE:
The people who lost their lives today:- Joshua Barrick, 40
- Thomas Elliot, 63
- Juliana Farmer, 45
- James Tutt, 64 pic.twitter.com/CRtJedvp4x— LMPD (@LMPD) April 10, 2023
BREAKING: At least 4 people were killed and 8 others injured in a mass shooting at a bank in Louisville, Kentucky. The suspect is also dead. "I want to reiterate there is no active threat," officials say. https://t.co/MtAZB9Pxci pic.twitter.com/vfnAhUavQ8
— ABC News (@ABC) April 10, 2023
Local police identified the shooter as Connor Sturgeon, a 23-year-old who worked at the bank for nearly two years as a "union associate and portfolio banker." In addition, he completed three previous summer internships there.
The attacker used a rifle. It is not fully known whether he bought it himself, according to the city's acting Police Chief Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel. Sturgeon was "neutralized" and "there is no longer an active aggressor threat."
There is no longer an active aggressor threat. The suspected shooter has been neutralized.
— LMPD (@LMPD) April 10, 2023
It was reported that two police officers were injured. One of them was shot in the head. All the victims were taken to the University Hospital.
BREAKING: At least 5 killed, 6 hospitalized in downtown Louisville shooting, police say. https://t.co/NmkSlAZ9jn pic.twitter.com/UZJIEN4g7L
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) April 10, 2023
Crime scene: a bank conference room
The gunman opened fire at around 8:35 a.m. local time in the bank's conference room. Officers arrived on scene within three minutes of being called and found the suspect still shooting. Eyewitnesses told local media outlet WHAS that the shooter appeared to be carrying a long gun:
He just started shooting. ... Whoever was next to me was shot. I have blood.
Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg asked residents to avoid the area around the crime until further notice.
There is an active police situation downtown. Please avoid the area around Slugger Field until further notice. We will provide information as soon as possible.
— Mayor Craig Greenberg (@LouisvilleMayor) April 10, 2023
Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear said he was on his way to the scene of the crime: "Please pray for all of the families impacted and for the city of Louisville," he added.
LMPD has confirmed a shooting situation in downtown Louisville with multiple casualties. I am headed there now. Please pray for all of the families impacted and for the city of Louisville. ^AB
— Governor Andy Beshear (@GovAndyBeshear) April 10, 2023
FBI and Louisville Field Division (ATF) agents continue to investigate and provide support in the area of the incident.
