Category: Kentucky

Louisville Shooter Had Mental Health Issues, Family Says

The man who opened fire at a bank in Louisville this week was struggling with mental health issues, family members are saying. Relatives also said they didn’t notice any sign Connor Sturgeon, the man, was capable of carrying out a mass shooting. “While Connor, like many of his contemporaries, had mental health challenges which we,…


Bodycam Video Shows Louisville Police Under Fire From Bank Shooter

Body camera video released Tuesday by the Louisville Metropolitan Police Department shows two officers responding to a mass shooting suspect holed up in a downtown Louisville bank on Monday. The videos were from the body cameras worn by two officers who took fire and were injured as they arrived at the scene on Monday. Video from…


Louisville Police Release Bodycam Video of Cops Under Fire at Bank

Body camera video released Tuesday by the Louisville Metropolitan Police Department shows two officers responding to a mass shooting suspect holed up in a downtown Louisville bank on Monday. The videos were from the body cameras worn by two officers who took fire and were injured as they arrived at the scene on Monday. Video from…


What We Know About Victims of the Louisville Bank Shooting

LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Tributes were growing Monday for the five people slain in a shooting at a Louisville bank, with friends sharing details of their lives and mourners gathering at vigils. Details were also emerging about some of the wounded, including a rookie officer who was just recently sworn in. Louisville’s former Mayor Greg Fischer said he’d…


Appeals Court Rules Kentucky Government Should Pay $270,000 in COVID Church Lockdown Case

A federal appeals court has ruled Kentucky must pay more than $270,000 in attorneys’ fees to plaintiffs who sued the state over Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear’s COVID-19 lockdown policies. Plaintiffs Randall Daniel, TJ Roberts and Sally O’Boyle sued the Beshear administration in 2020 over orders they received to quarantine after they attended an Easter church…


Connor Sturgeon: What We Know About Louisville Shooting Suspect

The man who carried out a mass shooting at a bank in Louisville has been identified by law enforcement officials as Connor Sturgeon. The 25-year-old was employed by Old National Bank, where he opened fire on April 10, officials said. Sturgeon listed himself as a syndications association and portfolio banker on his LinkedIn profile. “We…


Louisville Shooter Connor Sturgeon Bought Gun Legally, Police Say

The man who carried out a mass shooting at a bank in Louisville, identified by law enforcement officials as Connor Sturgeon, obtained the weapon he used legally. The rifle Sturgeon used when he opened fire on April 10 at Old National Bank was purchased at a local gun store on April 4, Louisville Metro Interim Police…


‘Unthinkable Day,’ Kentucky Leaders Say, After People They Knew Were Hurt or Killed in Mass Shooting

An “unthinkable day” unfolded in Louisville, Kentucky, when a gunman opened fire at the Old National Bank downtown, Mayor Craig Greenberg said. The gunman shot 13 people before police returned fire, killing him. The gunman was a bank employee who committed “an evil act of targeted violence,” Greenberg said during a news conference on April 10,…


Kentucky Mourns ‘Targeted’ Attack at Bank That Killed 4, Injured 9

Kentucky is reeling in the wake of a post-Easter shooting rampage that killed four people at a bank where the gunman had been employed, according to his LinkedIn profile; two of the victims, including one of the deceased, were friends of Gov. Andy Beshear. Police identified the shooter, whom officers killed with return fire, as…


Louisville Suspect Was Livestreaming Shooting, Police Chief Says

The suspect in the bank shooting in Louisville, Kentucky was livestreaming on Instagram as he killed four people and injured nine others, three of which are still in critical condition, officials said at a third press conference on the event Monday afternoon, April 10.  The suspect was identified as 23-year-old Connor Sturgeon, Louisville Interim Chief…