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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Gustaf Kilander and Rachel Sharp

Louisville shooting – live: Gunman to be tested for CTE as victims’ funerals begin today

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Gunman’s mother and co-workers call 911 during Louisville mass shooting

The gunman behind the Louisville bank shooting will be tested posthumously for Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE), his father has said.

Connor Sturgeon’s family have said he suffered from “mental health challenges” but showed no warning signs of what he planned to do before he carried out the shooting at the Old National Bank on Monday.

Funeral arrangements were released on Thursday for most of the five bank employees killed in the massacre, with the first taking place for Tommy Elliott on Friday.

Chilling 911 calls have also been released of terrified bank employees reporting the shooting.

In one of the calls, a woman speaks in hushed tones as she says she is hiding in a closet from the gunman. Multiple gunshots ring out in the background as the dispatcher urges her to “stay quiet”.

Sturgeon’s mother also called 911 saying that her son “currently has a gun and is heading toward” the bank.

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