The gunman, Connor Sturgeon (Photo: Linkedin)
Eko Hot Blog reports that a 23-year-old bank employee, Connor Sturgeon, opened fire at his workplace, the Old National Bank in downtown Louisville, Kentucky, United States on Monday morning.
According to interim Louisville Metro Police Chief Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel, the suspect, who was killed during a confrontation with police officers, livestreamed the attack that left four dead and nine others wounded.
The four victims, all between the ages of 40 and 64, were identified as Joshua Barrick, Juliana Farmer, Tommy Elliott and James Tutt.
Gwinn-Villaroel said, of the nine people injured, three are hospitalised in critical condition, three are in non-critical condition and three have been discharged.
Police officers at the scene of the shooting
The police chief disclosed that a 26-year-old officer who graduated from the police academy 10 days ago was one of those wounded; he was shot in the head and is in critical condition.
The mass shooting began at the Old National Bank on East Main Street just after 8:30 a.m. police said, about 30 minutes before the bank opens to the public.
The shooting is just the latest in the US, where mass gun violence has become a norm. There have been at least 145 mass shootings in the US this year, according to data from the Gun Violence Archive, which defines a mass shooting as one in which at least four people are shot, excluding the shooter.
According to CNN, a law enforcement source familiar with the investigation said the gunman was notified that he was going to be terminated from Old National Bank.
Sturgeon wrote a note to his parents and a friend indicating that he was going to open fire in the bank, the source said.
The shooting was livestreamed on Instagram and has been taken down but not immediately after the shooting.
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