6 dead and 8 injured in a downtown Louisville shooting

Louisville shooting during Monday morning rush hour leaves 6 dead and 8 injured. The shooting occurred in downtown Louisville by a gunman who started firing randomly. However, after the emergency call made the police rush to the spot, they retaliated, as a result of which the gunman was killed.

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Louisville Shooting – Identity of the shooter

In the Louisville shooting, the shooter, who died from police firing was identified as Connor Sturgeon as confirmed by Louisville Metro Police Department Interim Chief Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel. Sturgeon was an employee of the bank and used a rifle to carry out the attack, she added. Gwinn-Villaroel said she did not yet know how the gunman obtained the weapon. “Today, I’m hurt,” Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said, “and I’m hurting. And I know so many people out there are as well.”

Louisville Shooting – Identity of the victims

Louisville authorities identified four victims killed in the shooting on Monday afternoon as 40-year-old Joshua Barrick, 63-year-old Thomas Elliott, 64-year-old James Tutt and Juliana Farmer. Elliott was a senior vice president at Old National Bank, according to a LinkedIn page of the same name, and Beshear said they were close friends. Three people were treated and released, another three were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries and another three were in critical condition on Monday afternoon. Five of the patients were treated for gunshot wounds.” Tommy Elliott helped me build my law career, helped me become governor, gave me advice on being a good dad,” an emotional Beshear told reporters.

Three people were treated and released, another three were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries and another three were in critical condition on Monday afternoon from the Louisville shooting. Five of the patients were treated for gunshot wounds. Officer Nickolas Wilt, who had just graduated from the police academy on March 31, was among those wounded in the attack. Wilt was shot in the head and underwent brain surgery, Gwinn-Villaroel said.

 

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