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Louisville police have identified Connor Sturgeon as the man who opened fire at the Old National Bank on East Main Street Monday morning.

The 23-year-old worked at the bank, Louisville acting boss Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel said at 3 p.m. news summary He was broadcasting live during the attack, she added.

The first reports of gunshots came in at 8:38 a.m., she said. Sturgeon fired at the responding officers.

Suspect

“Then we returned fire and stopped that threat,” he said. “The suspect is deceased. This is the only time I will mention the name of the suspect in this case: Connor Sturgeon, white male, 23 years old, who worked at Old National Bank.”

Connor Sturgeon was killed by responding officers after he opened fire at a bank in Louisville on Monday.

Sturgeon used a rifle during the attack, he said. It was not immediately clear if he bought it himself, he said.

Gwinn-Villaroel said she was not aware of any prior contact between police and the gunman.

Four victims of Louisville mass shooting identified

Eight others, including two policemen, were injured in the ordeal and were rushed to a nearby hospital. One officer, 26-year-old Nicholas Wilt, was shot in the head and remained in critical condition Monday afternoon. He is a new recruit who only graduated from the police academy a month ago.

Sturgeon’s dad was a college and high school basketball coach in Indiana who led his most recent team to two sectional titles with a record of 142-45 before retiring last year, the Louisville-based WLKY-TV reported in April 2022. The school in Floyd Knobs, Indiana, is just 10 miles away from downtown Louisville.