LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville Metro Police have identified the mass shooter at Old National Bank as 25-year-old Connor Sturgeon.
According to police, he walked into a conference room where multiple employees were meeting Monday morning and opened fire.
Five people were killed and at least eight others were injured.
The shooter was killed in a shootout with police, LMPD Interim Chief Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel said in a Monday afternoon news conference.
Police had initially said he was 23, but later clarified his age as 25.
His family released a statement Tuesday evening:
No words can express our sorrow, anguish, and horror at the unthinkable harm our son Connor inflicted on innocent people, their families, and the entire Louisville community. We mourn their loss and that of our son, Connor. We pray for everyone traumatized by his senseless acts of violence and are deeply grateful for the bravery and heroism of the Louisville Metropolitan Police Department.
While Connor, like many of his contemporaries, had mental health challenges which we, as a family, were actively addressing, there were never any warning signs or indications he was capable of this shocking act. While we have many unanswered questions, we will continue to cooperate fully with law enforcement officials and do all we can to aid everyone in understanding why and how this happened.
What we know about Connor Sturgeon
Sturgeon was an employee at Old National Bank, according to police.
ABC News reports that he had interned at the bank for three years before earning a full-time position in June 2021. He'd been promoted in April 2022, ABC News reported.
Sources told ABC News that the shooter recently learned he was going to be fired, but Mayor Craig Greenberg told WHAS11 on Tuesday that he does not believe that is true.
"From what I have been told from an official at the bank...that is not accurate," Greenberg told WHAS11 Reporter Isaiah Kim-Martinez.
Also during the Tuesday news conference, Representative Morgan McGarvey, D-Kentucky, confirmed the shooter told at least one person he was suicidal and was contemplating violence.
"We know the shooter purchased an AR-15 rifle on April 4. We know he left a note. We know he texted or called at least one person to let them know he was suicidal and contemplating harm," McGarvey said.
Police said that he was live-streaming on social media during the shooting.
A rifle was used in the shooting, and police say the shooter legally purchased the firearm from a local dealership days prior to the shooting.
Louisville Metro Police and the ATF raided a home listed as an address for him in the Camp Taylor neighborhood on Monday afternoon at 2:45 p.m. Neighbors told WHAS11 he lived there with at least one roommate.
"I can't say nothing bad about the guy -- friendly -- I was never scared or afraid or had fear of them. They're very nice people," Kera Allgeier said, who lives next door to the house.
Allgeier recalled seeing a University of Alabama sticker on his car and just thought he was a normal young man living in Louisville.
During a press conference Tuesday, officials said items of interest were found at the residence, but would not go into detail about what they found.
Connection to southern Indiana
New Albany Floyd County Schools (NAFCS) confirmed to WHAS11 Tuesday that he was a 2016 graduate of Floyd Central High School in Floyd County, Indiana.
His father was the boy's varsity basketball coach for an undetermined amount of time. NAFCS confirmed he is still an employee of the school.
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