Vigil planned, counseling services available after deadly shooting in Louisville
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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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A public vigil will be held in Louisville Wednesday to honor the victims of a mass shooting at a bank in downtown Louisville Monday, Mayor Craig Greenberg announced in a press conference Tuesday.
The vigil will take place at the Muhammad Ali Center at 5 p.m., Greenberg said. All members of the community are invited and free parking will be available.
“This vigil will be to acknowledge the wounds, physical and emotional, that gun violence leaves behind,” Greenberg said during the press conference. “It will be an interfaith opportunity for our entire community to come together, to grieve, to heal, to begin to move forward.”
Additionally, mental health counselors will made available at many churches across the city for those needing help coping with the shooting. The list of participating churches will be made available midday Tuesday on the city’s Office for Safe & Healthy Neighborhoods website.
Five people were killed and several more were injured as a result of the shooting that happened at Old National Bank on E. Main Street in downtown Louisville. The victims were Jim Tutt, Thomas Elliot, Juliana Farmer, Josh Barrick and Deana Eckert. The gunman, Connor Sturgeon, shot and killed by police.
LMPD officer Nickolas Wilt was seriously injured after he was shot in the head. He was rushed to a hospital for emergency brain surgery and is still listed in critical condition.
Speaking to CBS Mornings, Greenberg said Tuesday that Wilt “did make some positive progress throughout the day” Monday, calling it “some good news.”
“We are praying for his continued recovery,” Greenberg said.
This story was originally published April 11, 2023 at 12:04 PM.
