Fifth victim in Louisville bank mass shooting dies after shooter Connor Sturgeon carried out 'evil act' on livestream | The Sun
A FIFTH victim has died after a gunman opened fire at a Louisville bank in a sick rampage that was captured on a livestream.
Connor Sturgeon, 25, was armed with a rifle on Monday when he stormed Old National Bank in Kentucky and shot dead four workers, cops say.
A fifth victim, Deana Eckert, 57, later died from her injuries after four people were confirmed dead earlier on Monday.
Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg referred to the horrific attack as “an evil act of targeted violence."
The shooting marked the 15th mass killing in the country so far this year.
“That’s tragic to know that that incident was out there and captured,” Louisville Metro Police Department Chief Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel said of the shooter livestreaming the rampage.
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Facebook “quickly removed the live stream of this tragic incident this morning,” The Associated Press reported.
Nine people were initially injured in the shooting, including rookie police officer Nickolas Wilt, who was only on the job for 10 days before he was shot in the head while running toward the gunfire.
He underwent brain surgery and is currently in critical but stable condition, police said.
The other four victims who died include senior vice president Tommy Elliott, 63, market executive Jim Tutt, 64, senior vice president of commercial real estate Josh Barrick, 40, and commercial banking agent Juliana Farmer, 57.
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The shooter, who worked at the bank, was killed.
A horrified witness described how the gunman started shooting a long rifle in a conference room in the back of the bank's first floor.
“Whoever was next to me got shot — blood is on me from it,” he said before adding that he ran to a break room and shut the door.
Numerous bullet holes were seen in the windows near the bank’s front door after the gunfire ended.
Florida Senator Rick Scott said on Twitter that Elliott was his banker for many years and he was devastated to hear the news.
"My friend Tommy Elliott was killed today in Louisville," Scott said.
"This news is very shocking and sad for Ann and me. He did so much in the Louisville community, and we pray for his family during this awful time."
Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear said earlier on Monday that Elliott was one of his closest friends.
“Tommy Elliott helped me build my law career, helped me become governor, gave me advice on being a good dad,” Beshear said while his voice shook with emotion.
“He’s one of the people I talked to most in the world, and very rarely were we talking about my job. He was an incredible friend.”
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Despite cops saying that the gunman worked at the bank, a motive behind the attack was not officially confirmed as of late Monday night.
Federal and local police searched his home, located about five miles from where the shooting took place, and removed bags of evidence.
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