Louisville Gunman was Armed with AR-15 in Deadly Shooting: Mayor

The gunman in Monday morning’s deadly Louisville shooting was armed with an AR-15, the city’s mayor said Tuesday as he called for change.

Authorities said Monday the suspect, identified as 25-year-old Connor Sturgeon, opened fire at the Old National Bank with a rifle, killing five people and wounding others including a police officer, Nickolas Wilt, who was shot in the head.

“We need to come together with support and love and prayer for those who are still recovering, for those who are grieving, and then also, we need to come together to take action,” Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg said Tuesday on “CBS Mornings.”

“If you care about other loved ones in your city and your country, if you care about officers like Officer Wilt who ran into this situation, faced somebody who was holding an AR-15, waiting for your arrival, let’s take action. Let’s do something about this.”

Sturgeon was an employee at Old National Bank, according to the Louisville Metro Police Department, which says officers arrived at the scene within three minutes of being alerted to the shooting. Police say the suspect died after a shootout with officers.

Greenberg met Monday with the family of Wilt, who had graduated from the police academy on March 31. Wilt, 26, underwent brain surgery, Interim Chief Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel said.

“We fortunately got some good news last night,” Greenberg told CBS. “Officer Wilt is still in critical condition, but he did make some positive progress throughout the day, so we are praying for his continued recovery.”

Police identified Joshua Barrick, 40, Thomas Elliot, 63, Juliana Farmer, 45, James Tutt, 64, and Deanna Eckert, 57, as the victims killed in the shooting.

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