Louisville bank mass shooter motivated by outrage over lax gun laws
Crime,Kentucky,Louisville,General News
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A Louisville mass shooter who killed five co-workers and injured eight others during a rampage at a bank claimed he was motivated by lax gun laws and wanted to spur politicians into action, a new police report has revealed. Connor Sturgeon, 25, bought an AR-15 and stormed the Old National Bank where he used to work on April 10, 2023. The fatalities were Thomas Elliott, 63, a close friend of the governor, and four other bank employees, Joshua Barrick, 40, Juliana Farmer, 45, Deana Eckert, 57, and James Tutt, 64....
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