The reports have been coming in this morning of an active shooter in Louisville, Kentucky this morning.
Now we know that it took place in the Old National Bank and that five are dead and six wounded, including a police officer.
The shooter is reportedly dead at the scene.
There is no longer an active aggressor threat. The suspected shooter has been neutralized.
— LMPD (@LMPD) April 10, 2023
8:30 am Active gunshots being fired inside Old National Bank. Shooter dead on scene. Five dead inside bank. Six transported to hospital, including one officer. Extent of injuries unknown.
— Candyce Clifft WDRB (@CandyceClifft) April 10, 2023
Humphrey says the active shooter was dead upon police arrival.
5 people are dead, 6 transported to the hospital – including an officer with various injuries.
No active danger to the public at this time@LMPD will be answering questions at another update at 11:30 @WHAS11 pic.twitter.com/HBOf3Mdz3o
— Isaiah Kim-Martinez (@isaiah_km) April 10, 2023
What a horrible scene.
Little more is known about the mass shooting, but we’ll have more for you on this as it unfolds.
UPDATE: Police have just held a press conference saying that 8 were injured and two are critical, including one of two police offices injured:
🚨 New info from Metro Louisville leaders on active shooter:
-2 officers were shot during the response
-1 officer is now in surgery
-8 victims taken to the hospital
-shooter died on scene, unknown if it was self-inflicted— Shay McAlister (@ShayMcAlisterTV) April 10, 2023
They also report that shooter was either an active or former employee of the bank.
Other reports say the shooting occurred before the bank opened when the shooter burst into a conference room with a long gun and opened fire:
"A bunch of employees were gathered in a first floor conference room for some kind of meeting. That's when the shooter burst in and opened fire."@aaronkatersky has the latest on the shooting at a bank in Louisville, Kentucky, leaving 5 dead and 6 injured. pic.twitter.com/MQaElaAoYy
— ABC News Live (@ABCNewsLive) April 10, 2023
UPDATE 2: According to CNN, police say the rifle used was an AR-15 style weapon and that they believe the shooter was a previous employee.
UPDATE 3: The shooter is identified via this OANN reporter. Note his pronouns…
BREAKING: Meet Connor Sturgeon (he/him), the Louisville mass shooter.
He killed multiple people this morning.
Do we believe the MSM will show you this screenshot? pic.twitter.com/nk8AGO9g90
— CaitlinSinclairTV (@CSinclairtv) April 10, 2023
Meet Connor Sturgeon (he/him), the Louisville mass shooter, who listed pronouns in his bio as seems to be in vogue these days. He killed five people, six others are injured. He posted about his suicidal intent prior to the shooting. pic.twitter.com/I1LVLkm2M6
— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) April 10, 2023
News: The Louisville shooter is a 25-year old named Connor Sturgeon. I'm told he was an employee at the bank.
— Karol Markowicz (@karol) April 10, 2023