The family of the Louisville gunman who opened fire on Old National Bank and killed five people has released a statement about the shooting, according to reports from multiple media outlets in Louisville.
Connor Sturgeon, 25, was named the suspect of the shooting Monday afternoon. He was an employee at Old National Bank when the shooting occurred.
The gunman’s family acknowledged that he had mental health issues, but they never saw any warning signs to indicate he would attack the bank, according to a report from the Louisville Courier-Journal and other outlets.
“While Connor, like many of his contemporaries, had mental health challenges which we, as a family, were actively addressing, there were never any warning signs or indications he was capable of this shocking act,” the family said in a statement to WDRB and multiple Louisville media outets.
“While we have many unanswered questions, we will continue to cooperate fully with law enforcement officials and do all we can to aid everyone in understanding why and how this happened.”
The family’s statement offered condolences for the victims and praised the efforts of LMPD officers who confronted Sturgeon, according to reports.
“No words can express our sorrow, anguish, and horror at the unthinkable harm our son Connor inflicted on innocent people, their families, and the entire Louisville community,” read the statement. “We mourn their loss and that of our son, Connor.
“We pray for everyone traumatized by his senseless acts of violence and are deeply grateful for the bravery and heroism of the Louisville Metropolitan Police Department.”
The gunman entered the bank around 8:30 a.m. Monday and opened fire, killing five people and injuring eight others, including LMPD officer Nickolas Wilt. He was armed with an AR-15 that he legally purchased six days prior at “one of the local dealerships here in Louisville,” Louisville Metro Police Department Chief Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel said previously.
LMPD released body camera footage from the shooting Tuesday afternoon, saying the suspect was waiting near the bank entrance to “ambush” officers.
Gwinn-Villaroel said the suspect was live-streaming the shooting as it happened. The attack ended when Wilt’s field training officer, Cory Galloway, shot the suspect. Galloway had also been shot and suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
According to the gunman’s LinkedIn profile, he was a syndications associate and portfolio banker at Old National. He attended the University of Alabama for finance and economics from 2016 to 2020 and graduated with a master of science and finance in 2020. He was on the Young Professionals board for Junior Achievement of Kentuckiana.
The suspect also worked as a summer intern associate with Old National Bank from May 2018 to August 2020, according to his LinkedIn page. He was hired at the bank in June 2021, and he worked as a commercial development professional before taking the most recent portfolio banker position in April 2022.
According to social media accounts, the shooter graduated from Floyd Central High School in southern Indiana in 2016. According to the News and Tribune, based in Jeffersonville, Ind., he played basketball at the high school and ran track. He was a top athlete and the 2016 NTSPY winner for Boys Track Athlete of the Year. During the 2015-16 season, he won the Evansville Regional crown in the 400 meter, going on to finish 20th in the state meet.
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(Herald-Leader reporters Taylor Six and Aaron Mudd contributed to this report.)
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