Louisville authorities have released 911 calls and radio traffic illustrating the panic Monday as police raced to stop an active shooter at an Old National Bank location downtown in the Kentucky city.
The gunman, 25-year-old bank employee Connor Sturgeon, killed 4 and wounded nine before police shot him dead. One of the wounded victims succumbed to her injuries later.
One of the calls came from the gunman’s mother, Lisa Sturgeon.
“He has a gun and he’s heading toward the Old National…on Main Street here in Louisville,” she told police in frantic words. “This is his mother, I’m so sorry, I’m getting details secondhand.”
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Sturgeon’s mother told the dispatcher that her son’s roommate had called her to raise concerns. She said she did not know her son owned a gun.
“He’s not violent,” she says. “He’s never done anything.”
However, she concedes that his girlfriend may own guns.
In this screen grab taken from the body cam video of Louisville Metro Police Department Officer Nickolas Wilt, fellow Officer Cory Galloway approaches an active shooting situation, with Wilt following behind him, at Old National Bank, in Louisville, Ky., Monday, April 10, 2023. (Louisville Metro Police Department via AP)
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The operator also discouraged Sturgeon’s mother from going to the scene herself.
In a statement, Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg said authorities had chosen to release the audio because “Transparency is important – even more so in times of crisis.”
Slain victims included a personal friend of Gov. Andy Beshear, Tommy Elliott, 63, as well as Joshua Barrick, 40, Deana Eckert, 57, Jim Tutt, 64, and Juliana Farmer, 45.
Law enforcement officers respond to an active shooter at the Old National Bank building on April 10, 2023 in Louisville, Kentucky. According to reports, there are multiple fatalities and casualties. The shooter died at the scene. ( Luke Sharrett/Getty Images)
After shooting his co-workers, Sturgeon set up in the lobby to ambush responding officers.
He shot the first two on scene, Nickolas Wilt and Cory “CJ” Galloway.
Galloway suffered a minor injury and subsequently killed Sturgeon minutes into the standoff.
Wilt, who graduated from the police academy on March 31, remains in the hospital.
Surveillance video shows 25-year-old bank employee Connor Sturgeon. (Louisville Metro Police Department )
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Police were asking anyone with information on the attack to call their tip line at 502-574-LMPD.
Fox News’ Garrett Tenney contributed to this report.
