Connor Sturgeon, the suspect in the shooting at Old National Bank in Lousiville, Kentucky, on Monday, live-streamed the act on Instagram. Police worked with Instagram and later confirmed that they have taken down the video from the platform.
Earlier, Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel, the interim chief of the Louisville Metro Police Department, said, without naming the platform, that Sturgeon indeed streamed his act, as he walked into the bank with an AR-15-style rifle and shot at individuals.
“I will say this, that the suspect was live streaming. And unfortunately, that’s tragic. To know that that incident was out there and captured,” Gwinn-Villaroel remarked when asked by a reporter.
Sturgeon killed five people before he was shot dead by a responding police officer. Tommy Elliott, 63 Jim Tutt, 64 Josh Barrick, 40 Juliana Farmer, 57 were identified as the four of the victims, while one victim is yet to be identified.
The suspect also shot Nickolas Wilt, a 26-year-old officer of the Louisville Metro Police Department, in the head. Wilt has been transported to a hospital and underwent brain surgery, Gwinn-Villaroel said.
According to reports, Sturgeon, a former employee at the bank, was handed a termination of employment notice. He had written to his family and friends in a note that he will avenge the act by shooting.
Kentucky governor Andy Beshear ordered all state flags throughout the state to fly at half-staff until Friday evening, in honor of the victims of the shooting.
“We are one commonwealth — united with the city, united with these families,” Beshear said at a news conference.
