2023 Louisville bank shooting

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{{Infobox civilian attack

| title = 2023 Louisville bank shooting

| location = Old National Bank, Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.

| date = {{start date and age|2023|04|10}}

| map = {{infobox mapframe |coord={{coord|38.255696197300686|-85.74622680323581}}|length_mi=0.5}}

| coordinates = {{Coord|38|15|20.51|N|85|44|46.42|W|display=inline,title}}

| image = Louisville Shooting.jpg

| caption = Connor Sturgeon inside of the bank during the shooting

| alt = Connor Sturgeon inside the bank during the shooting

| time-begin = 8:36{{Cite web |url=https://www.yahoo.com/gma/louisville-corner-changed-forever-9-152203640.html |title=A Louisville corner changed forever: How 9 minutes of terror unfolded at Old National Bank |date=April 18, 2023 |access-date=April 22, 2023 |archive-date=April 22, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230422065034/https://www.yahoo.com/gma/louisville-corner-changed-forever-9-152203640.html |url-status=live }}

| time-end = 8:45 a.m.

| timezone = EDT; UTC−04:00

| type = Mass shooting, mass murder, workplace shooting, shootout

| weapons = Radical Firearms RF-15 AR-15–style rifle{{cite news |last=Ward |first=Karla |url=https://www.kentucky.com/news/local/crime/article282178703.html |title=In notes, Louisville mass shooter says tougher access to guns would've stopped him |date=November 22, 2023 |work=Lexington Herald-Leader |access-date=November 24, 2023}}

| perpetrator = Connor James Sturgeon

| fatalities = 6 (including the perpetrator)

| injuries = 8

| motive = Desire to highlight lax gun laws in the United States

}}

On April 10, 2023, a mass shooting occurred at the Old National Bank in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. Five people were killed, and eight others were injured, including two responding police officers. The shooter, 25-year-old former employee Connor James Sturgeon, was fatally shot by police.

Shooting

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The shooting happened on the first floor of the Old National Bank on East Main Street, near Louisville Slugger Field and Waterfront Park.{{Cite web |last1=D'Andrea |first1=Aaron |last2=Boynton |first2=Sean |date=April 10, 2023 |title=Louisville shooting: At least 5 dead, 6 in hospital as police investigate |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/9612695/louisville-shooting-police-investigation/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230410160658/https://globalnews.ca/news/9612695/louisville-shooting-police-investigation/ |archive-date=April 10, 2023 |access-date=April 10, 2023 |website=Global News |language=en-US}}{{Cite news |date=April 10, 2023 |title=5 dead after shooting at Kentucky bank building |work=CBC News |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/louisville-kentucky-shooting-1.6806037 |access-date=April 10, 2023 |archive-date=April 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230410160720/https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/louisville-kentucky-shooting-1.6806037 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Sharp |first=Rachel |date=April 11, 2023 |title=Did Louisville bank shooter Connor Sturgeon have CTE? |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/louisville-shooter-connor-sturgeon-cte-b2317865.html |access-date=April 11, 2023 |website=The Independent |language=en |archive-date=April 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411201518/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/louisville-shooter-connor-sturgeon-cte-b2317865.html |url-status=live }} The shooter used an AR-15 style rifle, according to an anonymous federal law enforcement source.{{cite news |last1=Levenson |first1=Eric |last2=Sgueglia |first2=Kristina |last3=Tebor |first3=Celina |last4=Miller |first4=John |title=Gunman livestreamed mass shooting at Louisville bank that left 5 dead and 8 injured, police say |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/10/us/louisville-ketucky-incident/index.html |access-date=April 11, 2023 |work=CNN |date=April 10, 2023 |language=en |archive-date=April 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230410155749/https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/10/us/louisville-ketucky-incident/index.html |url-status=live }}

Phone calls placed at around 8:38 a.m. EDT from the Old National Bank reported an active shooter in the area. The call was later changed to an active aggressor report.{{Cite web |last=Vogt |first=Dustin |date=April 10, 2023 |title=LMPD: 5 dead, 6 injured including officer from downtown Louisville shooting; suspect 'neutralized' |url=https://www.wave3.com/2023/04/10/lmpd-5-dead-6-injured-including-officer-downtown-louisville-shooting-suspect-neutralized/ |access-date=April 10, 2023 |website=WAVE3 |language=en}} The employees of Old National Bank were in a conference room during a scheduled virtual meeting when the shooter opened fire. A manager at the bank said she observed the shooting through her computer.{{cite news |last1=Devine |first1=Curt |title="I witnessed people being murdered." Bank manager says she saw shooting during a virtual meeting |url=https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/louisville-kentucky-shooting-04-10-23/h_32af1a410a87e9de69b85fcb0eed73b8 |access-date=April 11, 2023 |work=CNN |date=April 10, 2023 |language=en |archive-date=April 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411054046/https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/louisville-kentucky-shooting-04-10-23/h_32af1a410a87e9de69b85fcb0eed73b8 |url-status=live }} After the first shots were fired, the shooter began livestreaming the shooting on Instagram until he was killed by officers from the Louisville Metro Police Department

(LMPD). The livestream was then taken down by Instagram.{{cite news|last1=Debusmann Jr.|first1=Bernd|last2=Matza|first2=Max|access-date=April 11, 2023|title=Louisville, Kentucky: Gunman kills five in bank shooting|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-65233350|newspaper=BBC News|date=April 10, 2023|archive-date=April 10, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230410140300/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-65233350|url-status=live}}

An eyewitness in the conference room recounted that those in the room heard a click before the shooter opened fire. Another had just walked past the conference room and thought the shooting was construction noise, before being alerted of the shooting by another employee.{{Cite web |last=Charalambous |first=Peter |date=April 10, 2023 |title='Blood is on me!': Bank employees describe deadly Louisville shooting |url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/blood-bank-employees-describe-deadly-louisville-shooting/story?id=98472625 |access-date=April 11, 2023 |website=ABC News |language=en |archive-date=April 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411201438/https://abcnews.go.com/US/blood-bank-employees-describe-deadly-louisville-shooting/story?id=98472625 |url-status=live }} Officers arrived at the bank three minutes after the first call. A woman who was at the intersection at the start of the shooting recounted that she saw a man lying near the entrance to a hotel before hearing shots and speeding off to a safer location.{{Cite web |date=April 10, 2023 |title=5 dead, 6 injured after gunman opens fire in downtown Louisville office building |url=https://www.wdrb.com/news/5-dead-6-injured-after-gunman-opens-fire-in-downtown-louisville-office-building/article_6c43e3c6-d79d-11ed-a43e-77040efc05bf.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230410160051/https://www.wdrb.com/news/5-dead-6-injured-after-gunman-opens-fire-in-downtown-louisville-office-building/article_6c43e3c6-d79d-11ed-a43e-77040efc05bf.html |archive-date=April 10, 2023 |access-date=April 10, 2023 |website=WDRB |language=en}} The shooter had set himself up in an ambush position to target police officers.{{Cite web |last1=Lovan |first1=Dylan |last2=Reynolds |first2=Rebecca |last3=Galofaro |first3=Claire |date=April 11, 2023 |title=Video shows Louisville police under fire from bank shooter |url=https://apnews.com/article/louisville-bank-shooting-9826ea39f24ff9dcf3cb5390c04be47b |access-date=April 12, 2023 |website=AP NEWS |language=en}} Around 8:45 a.m., the LMPD confirmed that officers had exchanged gunfire with the shooter, who died of five police-inflicted bullet wounds approximately five minutes after the police arrived.{{Cite web |last1=Yan |first1=Holly |last2=Morales |first2=Mark |last3=Wolfe |first3=Elizabeth |last4=Miller |first4=John |last5=Ly |first5=Laura |date=April 11, 2023 |title=Authorities in Louisville release bodycam video of police response to shooting at bank that left 5 people dead |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/11/us/louisville-kentucky-bank-shooting-tuesday/index.html |access-date=April 12, 2023 |website=CNN |language=en |archive-date=April 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230412030158/https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/11/us/louisville-kentucky-bank-shooting-tuesday/index.html |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Suckow |first=Alex |date=2023-11-22 |title=Old National Bank mass shooting investigation closed; LMPD releases findings |url=https://www.wlky.com/article/bank-shooting-louisville-connor-sturgeon-lmpd-manifesto/45910181 |access-date=2024-12-20 |website=WLKY |language=en}}

Victims

Five people were killed in the shooting. All of the victims were employed at Old National Bank. They were: Josh Barrick, 40; Deana Eckert, 57 (who died in the hospital the same day);{{Cite web |last=Hernandez |first=Joe |date=April 10, 2023 |title=A fifth victim dies after Monday's downtown Louisville shooting |url=https://www.npr.org/2023/04/10/1168984823/louisville-kentucky-shooting |access-date=April 11, 2023 |website=NPR |archive-date=April 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411201513/https://www.npr.org/2023/04/10/1168984823/louisville-kentucky-shooting |url-status=live }} Tommy Elliott, 63; Juliana Farmer, 45; and Jim Tutt, 64. Elliott was a personal friend and mentor of Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear.{{Cite news |last1=Johnson |first1=Krista |last2=Rocio Álvarez Bríñez |first2=Ana |title=Officials identify shooter, 4 killed at Old National Bank |language=en-US |website=The Courier-Journal |url=https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2023/04/10/louisville-shooting-in-downtown-at-old-national-bank-near-slugger-field/70098991007/ |access-date=April 10, 2023}}

The chief medical officer at University of Louisville Hospital said they had received nine patients,{{efn|This figure includes the victim who died at the hospital.}} including two police officers, who were injured in the shooting. Three of them had been released later that afternoon, three were still in the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, and three who were critically wounded had required operations. One police officer required brain surgery.{{cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/2023/04/11/1169219029/nickolas-wilt-louisville-shooting-police-hero-cop|title=Nickolas Wilt was shot in the head on his fourth shift as a Louisville police officer|publisher=NPR|last=Olson|first=Emily|date=April 11, 2023|accessdate=April 11, 2023|archive-date=July 31, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230731024925/https://www.npr.org/2023/04/11/1169219029/nickolas-wilt-louisville-shooting-police-hero-cop|url-status=live}}

Perpetrator

The LMPD identified the perpetrator as 25-year-old Connor James Sturgeon (February 11, 1998{{Cite tweet|number=1645554529658601472|user=LMPD|title=For clarification, the shooter in today's event has been identified as Connor Sturgeon, D.O.B. 2/11/1998. This is the extent to which we will address this individual as we move forward honoring the victims of today's horrific events. #LMPD|author=Louisville Metro Police Department|date=April 10, 2023|access-date=April 11, 2023}} – April 10, 2023), who was raised in Greenville, Indiana.{{cite web |last1=Vogt |first1=Daniel |title=LMPD: 4 dead, 9 injured including 3 officers from downtown Louisville shooting; suspect dead |url=https://www.wave3.com/2023/04/10/lmpd-4-dead-9-injured-including-3-officers-downtown-louisville-shooting-suspect-dead/ |website=WAVE 3 |access-date=April 10, 2023 |date=April 10, 2023 |archive-date=April 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411002746/https://www.wave3.com/2023/04/10/lmpd-4-dead-9-injured-including-3-officers-downtown-louisville-shooting-suspect-dead/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Hughes |first=Trevor |title=Who is the Louisville shooter who killed four people at bank? What we know about suspect, motive. |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/04/10/who-is-louisville-bank-shooter-motive/11634817002/ |access-date=April 10, 2023 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US |archive-date=April 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230410195532/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/04/10/who-is-louisville-bank-shooter-motive/11634817002/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web|title=Old National Bank shooting: What we know about Louisville gunman Connor Sturgeon|url=https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2023/04/10/connor-sturgeon-what-we-know-about-old-national-bank-shooter/70100386007/|access-date=April 10, 2023|website=Courier Journal|language=en|first=Olivia|last=Krauth|archive-date=April 11, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411044128/https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2023/04/10/connor-sturgeon-what-we-know-about-old-national-bank-shooter/70100386007/|url-status=live}} Sturgeon attended Floyd Central High School in Floyds Knobs as a teenager.{{Cite news |title=Suspected Louisville bank shooter was Floyd Central grad |url=https://www.newsandtribune.com/news/suspected-louisville-bank-shooter-was-floyd-central-grad/article_04886cfc-d7d4-11ed-be75-13d40070a861.html |access-date=April 10, 2023 |website=News and Tribune |language=en-US |first=Daniel |last=Suddeath |date=April 10, 2023 |archive-date=April 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411054058/https://www.newsandtribune.com/news/suspected-louisville-bank-shooter-was-floyd-central-grad/article_04886cfc-d7d4-11ed-be75-13d40070a861.html |url-status=live }} A former student told The Daily Beast that Sturgeon was a star athlete, and seen as a smart and popular student at Floyd Central.{{Cite news |last1=Olding |first1=Rachel |last2=Rohrlich |first2=Justin |last3=Fiallo |first3=Josh |date=April 10, 2023 |title=Louisville Bank Massacre Suspect ID'd as Varsity Hoop Star-Turned-Banker |language=en |work=The Daily Beast |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/louisville-bank-massacre-suspect-idd-as-ex-varsity-star-connor-sturgeon |access-date=April 11, 2023 |archive-date=April 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230410211957/https://www.thedailybeast.com/louisville-bank-massacre-suspect-idd-as-ex-varsity-star-connor-sturgeon |url-status=live }} Another student claimed that Sturgeon was kept home for most of the eighth grade after repeatedly suffering concussions playing football.{{cite news |last1=Sharp |first1=Rachel |last2=Sheets |first2=Megan |last3=Graziosi |first3=Graig |title=Basketball star, bank worker and mass shooter: What we know about Louisville gunman Connor Sturgeon |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/connor-sturgeon-louisville-shooting-suspect-b2317326.html |access-date=April 11, 2023 |work=The Independent |date=April 11, 2023 |language=en |archive-date=April 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411134038/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/connor-sturgeon-louisville-shooting-suspect-b2317326.html |url-status=live }} A spokesperson for Sturgeon's family confirmed that Sturgeon suffered several concussions.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=April 14, 2023 |title=Father of Louisville bank shooter says they're having his brain tested for CTE |url=https://www.wlky.com/article/connor-sturgeon-louisville-bank-shooting-tests-cte/43582327 |access-date=June 27, 2023 |website=WLKY |language=en |archive-date=June 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230627021855/https://www.wlky.com/article/connor-sturgeon-louisville-bank-shooting-tests-cte/43582327 |url-status=live }} After graduating from Floyd Central in the spring of 2016, Sturgeon moved to Tuscaloosa, Alabama, where he attended the University of Alabama and graduated in December 2020, before moving back to Louisville where he was employed by the Old National Bank beginning in June 2021.{{Cite web|title=Louisville shooter is a UA grad|url=https://www.wvua23.com/alabama-louisville-shooter-a-recent-ua-grad/|date=April 10, 2023|access-date=April 10, 2023|website=WVUA|language=en|archive-date=April 11, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411044142/https://www.wvua23.com/alabama-louisville-shooter-a-recent-ua-grad/|url-status=live}} According to a LinkedIn page, he interned at the bank over previous summers, and had worked full-time at the bank for nearly two years.{{cite news |last1=Robertson |first1=Campbell |last2=Holpuch |first2=Amanda |title=Gunman Kills 4 Co-workers at Louisville, Ky., Bank on Livestream, Police Say |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/10/us/louisville-kentucky-shooting.html |access-date=April 10, 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=April 10, 2023 |archive-date=April 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230410215605/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/10/us/louisville-kentucky-shooting.html |url-status=live }} A bank manager recalled him as being "low key" and "relaxed", and family members noted that he had depression.{{Cite web |last=Tucker |first=Emma |date=April 11, 2023 |title=What we know about the gunman who opened fire at a Louisville bank, killing 4 and injuring 9 others |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/10/us/connor-sturgeon-louisville-bank-mass-shooting/index.html |access-date=April 11, 2023 |website=CNN |language=en |archive-date=April 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411014911/https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/10/us/connor-sturgeon-louisville-bank-mass-shooting/index.html |url-status=live }} Several of his friends and members of his family expressed surprise over him being the perpetrator.{{Cite web |last=Riley |first=Jason |date=April 12, 2023 |title=Family of Louisville shooter said he had 'mental health challenges' but 'no warning signs' of 'shocking' mass shooting |url=https://www.wdrb.com/in-depth/family-of-louisville-shooter-said-he-had-mental-health-challenges-but-no-warning-signs-of/article_a4bf0544-d876-11ed-a80a-6f0733fdb634.html |access-date=April 12, 2023 |website=WDRB |language=en |archive-date=July 31, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230731024930/https://www.wdrb.com/in-depth/family-of-louisville-shooter-said-he-had-mental-health-challenges-but-no-warning-signs-of/article_a4bf0544-d876-11ed-a80a-6f0733fdb634.html |url-status=live }}

Prior to the shooting, Sturgeon messaged one of his friends stating that he felt suicidal and added that he wanted to kill as many people in the bank as he could, according to a police dispatcher.{{cite news |last1=Morales |first1=Mark |last2=Wolfe |first2=Elizabeth |last3=Ly |first3=Laura |last4=Miller |first4=John |last5=Yan |first5=Holly |title=Louisville bank mass shooter a week ago legally bought the gun he used, police chief says |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2023/04/11/us/louisville-kentucky-bank-shooting-tuesday/index.html |access-date=April 11, 2023 |work=CNN |date=April 11, 2023 |language=en |archive-date=April 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411201511/https://edition.cnn.com/2023/04/11/us/louisville-kentucky-bank-shooting-tuesday/index.html |url-status=live }} Sturgeon's Instagram account featured mostly pictures of his family and friends, and some dark memes. One had the caption, "I could burn this whole place down," another featured a gif of a scene from Star Wars: The Force Awakens where character Kylo Ren says "I know what I have to do, but I don't know if I have the strength to do it",{{Cite news |last=Norton |first=Tom |date=April 11, 2023 |title=Louisville shooter's "Star Wars" post in his deleted Instagram account |language=en |work=Newsweek |url=https://www.newsweek.com/connor-sturgeon-louisville-shooter-instagram-story-star-wars-1793580 |url-status=live |access-date=April 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411201514/https://www.newsweek.com/connor-sturgeon-louisville-shooter-instagram-story-star-wars-1793580 |archive-date=April 11, 2023}} and the last post before the attack said, "They won’t listen to words or protests. Let’s see if they hear this."

Sturgeon legally purchased the AR-15 rifle from a Louisville dealer six days before the shooting.{{Cite web |last=Hernandez |first=Joe |date=April 11, 2023 |title=The AR-15 rifle used in the Louisville shooting was bought legally |url=https://www.npr.org/2023/04/11/1169257146/ar-15-rifle-louisville-shooting-bought-legally |url-status=live |archive-date=April 11, 2023 |access-date=April 11, 2023 |website=npr |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411193723/https://www.npr.org/2023/04/11/1169257146/ar-15-rifle-louisville-shooting-bought-legally }} Law enforcement sources said that Sturgeon left notes, one at his home and one on him, saying that part of his plan was to show how easily a person with mental illness could legally acquire a firearm in the United States.{{cite web |last1=Miller |first1=John |last2=Almasy |first2=Steve |title=Louisville shooter left notes revealing part of his goal was to show how easily a mentally ill person can buy a gun in the US, sources say |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/20/us/louisville-kentucky-bank-mass-shooting-shooter-writings/index.html |website=CNN |access-date=May 7, 2022 |date=April 20, 2023 |archive-date=April 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230421074627/https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/20/us/louisville-kentucky-bank-mass-shooting-shooter-writings/index.html |url-status=live }}{{cite news |title=Kentucky mass shooter detailed mental health issues and ease of gun purchase |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/nov/22/louisville-mass-shooter-mental-health-gun-access |access-date=November 22, 2023 |work=The Guardian |agency=Associated Press |date=November 22, 2023}} Sturgeon noted targeting "upper class white people" for its potential impactfulness on the issue was a motive for his actions.{{cite news |last1=Kaur |first1=Anumita |last2=Klemko |first2=Robert |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/11/21/louisville-shooter-connor-sturgeon-report/ |title=Louisville bank shooter killed 5 people to highlight gun laws, police report shows |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=November 21, 2023 |access-date=November 23, 2023}}

Investigation

The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are assisting with the investigation of the incident.{{Cite web |last=Shapiro |first=Emily |title=Louisville shooting live updates: 4 victims killed inside bank, 9 injured |url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/live-updates/active-shooter-louisville/?id=98470141 |access-date=April 10, 2023 |website=ABC News |language=en |archive-date=April 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230410142648/https://abcnews.go.com/US/live-updates/active-shooter-louisville/?id=98470141 |url-status=live }} The shooting did not appear to involve a bank robbery, according to preliminary sources.{{Cite news |last=Luscombe |first=Richard |date=April 10, 2023 |title=At least five killed and six more injured in Louisville bank shooting |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/apr/10/louisville-active-shooting-attack-deaths |access-date=April 10, 2023 |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=April 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230410150150/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/apr/10/louisville-active-shooting-attack-deaths |url-status=live }}

The LMPD blocked streets and conducted a joint search of Sturgeon's home in the Camp Taylor neighborhood near Interstate 264, located {{convert|7.4|mi|km}} south of the bank.{{Cite news|date=April 10, 2023|title=WHAS goes on the scene where the suspect lived before the shooting|language=en-GB|work=WHAS-TV|url=https://www.whas11.com/video/news/local/connor-sturgeon-mass-shooting-suspect/417-9a84d43e-a034-4025-9782-8a13ffddf9eb|access-date=April 11, 2023|archive-date=April 11, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411201515/https://www.whas11.com/video/news/local/connor-sturgeon-mass-shooting-suspect/417-9a84d43e-a034-4025-9782-8a13ffddf9eb|url-status=live}}

The LMPD report documented the shooter's motive as:{{cite web |last1=Carillo |first1=Kevin |title=23-103 Old National Bank Investigation |url=https://louisville-police.org/DocumentCenter/View/3643/23-103-Old-National-Bank-Shooting-Investigation---Redacted |publisher=Louisville Metro Police}} {{Quote|Connor Sturgeon writes his "goals" to "tell my story" and "impact change - gun access." Connor Sturgeon then proceeds to list his "story" involving having good family and friends and doing everything right in his professional and social life. Connor goes on to say he was able to buy a gun and highlighting again "politicians with no interest in making things better" and "stop letting anyone buy guns or this will keep happening."}}

Aftermath

The Old National Bank building closed in the aftermath of the shooting, and reopened in June 2023 at a new location in Louisville.{{Cite web |last=Harbsmeier |first=Deborah |date=June 26, 2023 |title=Old National Bank reopens in Louisville |url=https://spectrumnews1.com/ky/louisville/news/2023/06/26/old-national-bank |access-date=June 27, 2023 |website=Spectrum News |language=en |archive-date=June 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230627015945/https://spectrumnews1.com/ky/louisville/news/2023/06/26/old-national-bank |url-status=live }}

Sturgeon's brain was retained and was tested for chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a degenerative brain condition caused by repeated trauma to the head.{{Cite web |last=Koplowitz |first=Howard |date=April 13, 2023 |title=Louisville bank shooter Connor Sturgeon's brain to be tested for CTE, father says |url=https://www.al.com/news/2023/04/connor-sturgeons-brain-to-be-tested-for-cte-father-says.html |access-date=June 27, 2023 |website=AL.com |language=en |archive-date=June 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230627021855/https://www.al.com/news/2023/04/connor-sturgeons-brain-to-be-tested-for-cte-father-says.html |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Wolfson |first=Andrew |date=April 14, 2023 |title=Louisville bank gunman's brain to be tested for CTE, lawyer says after shooting killed 5 people |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/04/14/louisville-bank-shooting-connor-sturgeon-brain-tested-cte/11665072002/ |access-date=June 27, 2023 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US}} In November, the results were released and found no evidence of CTE.{{cite news |last=Suckow |first=Alex |url=https://www.wlky.com/article/no-evidence-of-cte-in-louisville-bank-shooters-brain-medical-experts-say/45919100 |title=No evidence of CTE in Louisville bank shooter's brain, medical experts say |date=November 22, 2023 |work=WLKY |access-date=June 16, 2024}}

Reactions

Governor of Kentucky Andy Beshear said one of the victims, Tommy Elliott, was among his closest friends. Elliott was the senior vice president of Old National Bank. Beshear tweeted that he was heading to the city in response to the shooting.{{Cite news |last1=Debusmann |first1=Bernd Jr |last2=Matza |first2=Max |date=April 10, 2023 |title=Louisville, Kentucky shooting: Five people dead, police say |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-65233350 |url-status=live |access-date=April 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230410140300/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-65233350 |archive-date=April 10, 2023}}{{Cite news |last=O'Brien |first=Brendan |date=April 10, 2023 |title=Five dead after shooting attack in downtown Louisville |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/us/multiple-casualties-reported-shooting-downtown-louisville-police-2023-04-10/ |access-date=April 10, 2023 |archive-date=April 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230410160725/https://www.reuters.com/world/us/multiple-casualties-reported-shooting-downtown-louisville-police-2023-04-10/ |url-status=live }} Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) issued a statement that he and his wife, Elaine Chao, were devastated. A similar statement was made by Louisville mayor Craig Greenberg, who stated that the community would come together to heal and help prevent similar acts of gun violence. Representative Morgan McGarvey, whose district includes Louisville, thanked first responders, and noted that the shooting took place only weeks after the Nashville school shooting.{{Cite web |last1=Vogt |first1=Dustin |last2=Caldwell |first2=Michael |date=April 10, 2023 |title=5 killed, 8 injured from downtown Louisville shooting; suspect dead |url=https://www.wave3.com/2023/04/10/5-killed-8-injured-downtown-louisville-shooting-suspect-dead/ |url-status=live |access-date=April 12, 2023 |website=WAVE |language=en |archive-date=April 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230412032746/https://www.wave3.com/2023/04/10/5-killed-8-injured-downtown-louisville-shooting-suspect-dead/ }}

President Joe Biden offered his condolences to the victims of the shooting and pushed for gun reform from Senate Republicans. He had made similar comments shortly after the Nashville school shooting, saying he had exhausted what he can do through executive action and that Congress needed to act.{{Cite web |last=Chambers |first=Francesca |date=April 10, 2023 |title=After mass shooting in Louisville, Biden pushes Republicans in Congress to pass reforms |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/04/10/biden-gun-legislation-louisville-shooting/11635680002/ |access-date=April 10, 2023 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US |archive-date=April 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411044131/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/04/10/biden-gun-legislation-louisville-shooting/11635680002/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Garrison |first=Joey |date=March 28, 2023 |title='Congress has to act': Biden says there's nothing more he can do on his own to address guns |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/03/28/president-biden-guns-congress/11555705002/ |access-date=April 10, 2023 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US |archive-date=April 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408055323/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/03/28/president-biden-guns-congress/11555705002/ |url-status=live }}

Old National Bank CEO Jim Ryan issued a statement that the safety of employees and those they serve was extremely important and that the company was deploying employee assistance support.