Here’s what we know so far about the timeline of the Louisville mass shooting
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Louisville Old National Bank shooting
Six people are dead and nine people were hospitalized after an active shooter opened fire in downtown Louisville on April 10.
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Six people are dead and eight others are injured as a result of an active shooter who opened fire in downtown Louisville Monday morning.
Here’s what law enforcement and local leaders have said so far about how the incident unfolded:
8:38 a.m.: Louisville Metro Police officers received a call of shots fired at 333 East Main Street in downtown.
8:41 a.m.: Officers arrived at the Old National Bank where they encountered the shooter who was actively firing. Police immediately opened fire on the shooter, who died at the scene. Police are working to determine if the shooter’s cause of death was a self-inflicted gunshot wound, or the result of police gunfire.
10 a.m.: It was determined there was no longer an active threat to the public.
10:12 a.m.: Gov. Andy Beshear arrives to the staging area at Louisville Slugger Field.
10:30 a.m.: A press conference was held by LMPD Deputy Chief Col. Paul Humphrey. He confirmed five people were killed inside the building and that at least six were taken to the hospital “with various injuries.” The status of those individuals was unknown.
11 a.m.: The total number of people injured and being treated at the hospital was updated to eight individuals in a press conference with Beshear. Early reports indicated six. One LMPD officer was reported in critical condition at the University of Louisville Hospital. The shooter had a connection with the bank where the incident took place and was a previous employee.
1:49 p.m.: LMPD and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are investigating a home at the 1500 block of Taylor Avenue in relation to the mass shooting at Old National Bank.
3 p.m.: Connor Sturgeon, 25, a former employee at the Old National Bank, was identified as the shooter, authorities said.
Louisville Metro Police Chief Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel said he used a rifle in the shooting.
The four victims were also identified: Thomas “Tommy” Elliott, 62; James “Jim” Tutt, 64; Josh Barrick, 40; and Juliana Farmer, 57.
Nine injured people also were taken to UofL Hospital. Three were in critical condition, including a police officer. Three patients were deemed non-critical, and three others have been released, Dr. Jason Smith, chief medical officer with University of Louisville Health, said.
The officer in critical condition was identified as 26-year-old Nickolas Wilt, who graduated from the police academy on March 31. He was reportedly struck in the head and has come out of brain surgery and is in critical but stable condition, Smith said.
9 p.m.: A fifth victim was named as 57-year-old Deana Eckert. She was one of the victims in critical condition at UofL Hospital and died later Monday evening. According to Eckert’s social media profiles, she was an executive administrative officer at Old National Bank, where the shooting took place.
Tuesday, 8 a.m.: Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg confirms an AR-15 rifle was used by the shooter on Monday. Previously, police had described the weapon as a “rifle.” Greenberg did not give any comment on how the firearm was purchased.
11:45 a.m.: LMPD Chief Gwinn-Villaroel shared in a press conference that the AR-15 rifle was purchased legally on April 4 from a “local gun dealership” in Louisville. She stated a search warrant was executed on the shooter’s home and several items were taken. Details were not released about what items were taken.
On Tuesday Congressman Morgan McGarvey said the shooter left a note, and sent at least one text message to a family member that he was feeling suicidal and contemplating harm before the shooting took place.
Gwinn-Villaroel did not confirm any details about a note being left following McGarvey’s remarks.
Dr. Jason Smith, chief medical officer at UofL Hospital said there are still four patients in the hospital. Officer Wilt is still in critical condition, and the other patient in the ICU was upgraded to stable. Two others are in non-life-threatening condition. He reported the hospital used 170-plus units of blood.
Gwinn-Villaroel said edited body-worn camera footage from the shooting would be released later on Tuesday. Police officials said there will be a homicide investigation looking at the exchange between shooter-victims and there will also be an internal investigation between officers-shooter. Both will be conducted by LMPD.
This story was originally published April 10, 2023 at 11:51 AM.
