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| Louisville shooting: Gunman bought weapon last week | |
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| Watch: Deadly gun battle erupts in downtown Louisville | Watch: Deadly gun battle erupts in downtown Louisville |
| Watch: Deadly gun battle erupts in downtown Louisville | Watch: Deadly gun battle erupts in downtown Louisville |
| The gunman who killed five people at a bank in Louisville, Kentucky, on Monday legally bought the weapon he used the week before, police have said. | The gunman who killed five people at a bank in Louisville, Kentucky, on Monday legally bought the weapon he used the week before, police have said. |
| He purchased the AR-15-style semi-automatic rifle on 4 April. | He purchased the AR-15-style semi-automatic rifle on 4 April. |
| At a news conference, officials said two people - including a police officer - remain in intensive care. | At a news conference, officials said two people - including a police officer - remain in intensive care. |
| Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg called for a change in Kentucky law to prevent the weapon used in the attack being bought at a police auction in future. | Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg called for a change in Kentucky law to prevent the weapon used in the attack being bought at a police auction in future. |
| Police confirmed that bodycam footage captured by first responders who attended the scene at Old National Bank in downtown Louisville will be released later. | |
| A police officer who graduated into the force last month was struck in the head on Monday and remains in critical condition at Louisville hospital, officials said. | A police officer who graduated into the force last month was struck in the head on Monday and remains in critical condition at Louisville hospital, officials said. |
| Four people have been released from hospital overnight, one other person remains stable in intensive care, while two others continue to be treated for non-life threatening injuries. | Four people have been released from hospital overnight, one other person remains stable in intensive care, while two others continue to be treated for non-life threatening injuries. |
| The victims have all been identified: | |
| Thomas Elliott, 63 | |
| James Tutt, 64 | |
| Joshua Barrick, 40 | |
| Julianna Farmer, 45 | |
| Deana Eckert, 57 | |
| The policeman who was struck in the head was identified as Louisville Metro officer Nickolas Wilt, 26. | |
| Data compiled by the Gun Violence Archive shows that there have been at least 146 mass shootings - defined as those in which at least four people were shot - so far in 2023, including at least 15 since the start of April. | |
| Mr Greenberg said 40 people in the city of about 628,000 have died from gun violence this year. | |
| Jason Smith, chief medical officer at University of Louisville Health, who has led care for those injured, became emotional as he told reporters: "When you hear someone screaming mommy or daddy, it just becomes too hard to come in day in and day out and do that. | |
| "Sooner or later it catches up to everybody." | |
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| The suspect was named as 25-year-old Connor Sturgeon, who police said used an AR-15-style semi-automatic rifle during the incident and was broadcasting the shooting online. | |
| Sturgeon bought the gun from a local store, Louisville Police Chief Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel told Tuesday's news conference. | |
| The attacker was described by police and other officials as a current employee of Old National Bank. | |
| Officials say he had no previous contact with law enforcement. | |
| Kentucky is one of 26 states that allow most adults over 21 years old to purchase and carry a firearm without a licence. | |
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