Police release body camera video from mass shooting at Louisville bank
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Police released multiple videos Tuesday from the violent mass shooting at a bank in downtown Louisville.
Gunfire rang out at Old National Bank on Main Street around 8:38 a.m. on Monday.
Officials said an employee, Connor Sturgeon, 25, used an AR-15 rifle in a targeted attack on his coworkers, which he live-streamed on social media.
On Tuesday, officials gave a first look in and around the bank as the shooting unfolded.
Watch the full news conference and video here:
First, they shows shooter inside the bank hallways. They then showed him inside lobby after shooting his coworkers, where they said he waited to ambush officers:
Police said he had a vantage point that made it tough for officers to see his position. He was behind two sets of doors with reflective glass, and at an elevated position.
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The two officers who were first at the scene were Nickolas Wilt, and his training officer, Cory Galloway. Wilt was shot in the head, and Galloway was grazed.
Galloway ultimately killed the gunman.
LMPD played footage from both of their body-worn cameras.
They show the pair was fired upon as they got out of their vehicles.
In Galloway's video, you watch the pair approach the stairs of the bank. As they get toward the peak of the stairs, you hear around eight shots go off. That's when both officers were shot.
After being grazed, Galloway runs back down the steps to regroup behind a bush. Watch:
Police said he got some "situational awareness" and then "stayed in the fight."
Other officers moved in to rescue Wilt on the ground. That's when the shooter fired again, breaking through the glass. Police said that allowed Galloway to see his position to neutralize him.
In the video, you see Galloway walk up to Sturgeon's body in the lobby. Police have blurred it out, but blood is visible.
Wilt's body camera video ends right before he is shot:
Police also showed a bystander video which gave a better view of Galloway's position. Watch it below:
Wilt, 26, is in critical condition after being shot in the head, police said. As of Tuesday afternoon, he was still in the ICU.
Both officers are being hailed as heroes for stopping further violence.
"The response wasn't perfect, but it was what we needed," LMPD Deputy Chief Paul Humphrey said Tuesday.
In all, from shooting to the shooter's death, police said it lasted about 9 minutes. They laid out this timeline:
- 8:38 a.m.: Officers dispatched
- 8:41 a.m.: Subject fires at officers
- 8:42 a.m.: Subject fires at officers
- 8:44 a.m.: Subject fires at officers and then officers return fire
- 8:45 a.m.: Officers make entry confirming subject down
Humphrey said after the shooter was killed, several officers went into the building to make sure there were no further threats. They then immediately began triaging and treating patients.
Humphrey said the efforts saved lives. He told a story about how EMS was so short-staffed, that an LMPD lieutenant hopped in and drove the wagon to the hospital.
"The most heroic things that at the peak our of career that we do, are shrouded in other people's tragedies," Humphrey said.
Five people have died from the shooting. All of them were bank employees.
At least eight people were hurt. As of Tuesday evening, along with Wilt, two others are still hospitalized. They are in fair condition, UofL Hospital officials said.
Police are still investigating many things, like the shooter's motive.
Sen. Morgan McGarvey said Tuesday that the shooter left a note.
To watch the full body camera videos,