Police identified the Louisville bank shooting suspect
Connor Sturgeon live-streamed the "horrific" shooting
The motive of the mass shooting remains under investigation
A lone shooter attacked the Old National Bank in downtown Louisville, killing four and wounding nine others, including two police officers, according to authorities.
The suspect, identified by police as 25-year-old Connor Sturgeon, was killed in an exchange of gunfire with police, according to investigators.
Louisville Bank Shooting Suspect
Authorities reported that Sturgeon fired numerous shots inside the structure and opened fire with a rifle on responding officers before being killed. The gunshot occurred at 8:30 a.m. local time, and according to investigators, Sturgeon live-streamed the incident.
According to his LinkedIn profile, which was removed after the shooting, Sturgeon was a summer intern at the bank beginning in 2018. He graduated from the University of Alabama in 2020 with a bachelor's degree and a master's degree.
On Monday, the University of Alabama announced that Sturgeon was enrolled at UA from fall of 2016 to December 2020. According to USA Today, he obtained a Bachelor of Science in Commerce and Business Administration with a double concentration in finance and economics.
The university indicated that he was enrolled in the Accelerated Master's Program, so when he graduated in December 2020, he also received an MS in Finance. Sturgeon began working full-time for Old National Bank in June 2021 and was most recently a syndications associate and portfolio banker.
Authorities have not yet disclosed specific details regarding the shooter's motivation. They characterized him as a lone bank employee armed with a firearm. Sturgeon disseminated his assault via the Internet, which has become increasingly common.
According to The Violence Project, of the 192 public mass shooters in the United States since 1966, at least 58 were "workplace" gunmen or about 30 percent. James Densley, the co-founder of the nonprofit research center, stated, "Today would be the 59th workplace shooting in our data."
Louisville Police Chief Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel identified the suspect as Connor Sturgeon, an employee of the downtown Louisville branch of Old National Bank. Gwinn-Villaroel stated that Sturgeon was slain following an exchange of gunfire with officers, but it is unclear whether he was killed by police or by self-inflicted bullets.
Four employees of Old National Bank were killed: 63-year-old senior vice president Tommy Elliott, 64-year-old market executive Jim Tutt, 40-year-old senior vice president of commercial real estate Josh Barrick, and 57-year-old commercial banking agent Juliana Farmer. Officer Nicholas Wilt, a 26-year-old who graduated from the police academy on March 31, was wounded in the head and was in critical but stable condition, according to Gwinn-Villaroel.
According to Governor Andy Beshear, Elliott is one of his dearest companions. A former colleague and acquaintance of Sturgeon's from Floyd Central High School in Floyds Knobs, Indiana, referred to him as "Mr. Floyd Central" to The Daily Beast.
He stated that Sturgeon was intelligent, well-liked, and a standout athlete in high school track, football, and basketball. A colleague who wished to remain anonymous said, "I know everyone always says this about snipers, but I never expected it to be him."
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Connor Sturgeon Speculated Suffering from Mental Health Issues
Kera Allgeier resides next door to Sturgeon in the Camp Taylor neighborhood of Louisville. She told The Daily Beast that she returned from dropping off her daughter at school on Monday morning to find a throng of police vehicles and ATVs in front of the house where Sturgeon and her housemate have lived for the past year.
Allgeier stated that law enforcement had maintained a significant presence throughout the day and that K-9 teams searched the home and property. According to Allgeier, nothing about Sturgeon ever appeared strange or unusual, and he was always cordial.
A federal law enforcement source aware of the attack speculates that the assailant may have had mental health issues. JD Worley, CEO of a medical device company across the street from Old National Bank, observed two injured police officers.
Worley recalled that one could find cover and return fire while the other appeared "motionless" and was carried away by other officers. Worley reported that the rapid gunfire shattered the floor-to-ceiling glass at the front of the bank.
The prompt response of officers prevented additional fatalities and injuries, according to Louisville police. Deputy Chief Paul Humphrey stated, "It is evident from the officers' actions that they unquestionably saved lives."
In the center of Kentucky's largest city, police vehicles, ambulances, and firetrucks flooded Main Street between North Floyd and North Preston streets. It needed to be made clear whether or not the bank employed a security officer, as per NBC News.
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