HomeUSAParents of gunman who killed five at Louisville bank: 'We wish we...

Parents of gunman who killed five at Louisville bank: ‘We wish we could undo it’

Published on

Weekly Newsletter

To be updated with all the latest news, offers and special announcements.

The parents of the 25-year-old gunman who killed five people at a bank in downtown Louisville this month have a message for the families of their son’s victims.

“We are so sorry. We are heartbroken,” Lisa Sturgeon, Connor Sturgeon’s mother, told NBC News’ Savannah Guthrie in an exclusive “TODAY” show interview. “We wish we could undo it, but we know we can’t.”

Read more on this story at NBCNews.com and watch the full interview Thursday on “TODAY” at 7 a.m. ET/6 a.m. CT

Connor Sturgeon was an employee at Old National Bank on East Main Street, where he opened fire with an AR-15-style rifle during a board meeting on April 10, killing five people — including a friend of Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear — and injuring eight others.

Todd and Lisa Sturgeon, parents of 25-year-old shooter Connor Sturgeon, speak with Savannah Gutherie on NBC News’ “TODAY” show.TODAY

Authorities identified the five who were killed as Josh Barrick, 40; Deana Eckert, 57; Tommy Elliott, 63; Juliana Farmer, 45; and Jim Tutt, 64.

Two of the eight people who were injured were police officers — among them Nikolas Wilt, who is still recovering from a gunshot wound to the head.

Police officers arrived in three minutes, exchanged gunfire with Connor Sturgeon and killed him, interim Police Chief Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel said.

The violence sent shock waves through Louisville and across the U.S., where mass shootings in everyday places have become sickeningly commonplace. The bloodshed in Louisville took place just 14 days after a 28-year-old shot and killed six people at a Christian school in Nashville, Tennessee.

In a statement released the day after the bank shooting, the Sturgeon family said Connor had “mental health challenges” they were working to address. But he showed no signs of violence, they said.

From top left, James Tutt, Juliana Farmer and Deana Eckert. From bottom left, Tommy Elliott and Joshua Barrick.
From top left, James Tutt, Juliana Farmer and Deana Eckert. From bottom left, Tommy Elliott and Joshua Barrick.via Facebook; via LinkedIn

Louisville authorities have released several 911 calls — including one from Lisa Sturgeon. She said her son had a gun and was on his way to the bank. She had gotten a phone call from her son’s roommate, who was concerned.

“I need your help,” Lisa Sturgeon told the 911 operator.

But by the time Lisa Sturgeon placed the call, Connor Sturgeon was already at the bank.

If you or someone you know is in crisis, call 988 to reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. 

You can also call the network, previously known as the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, at 800-273-8255, text HOME to 741741 or visit SpeakingOfSuicide.com/resources for additional resources.

Read the full article here

Latest articles

BREAKING – ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT 2.0: Trump Unharmed After Shots Fired in Another Assassination Attempt

President Trump is alive and well after another assassination attempt which just took place...

One Common Factor in Most Mass Shooting? Rage

The world sure feels angrier than it did when I was a kid.It's not...

More like this

Ruger Announces the LC Carbine Now in 10mm Auto

Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. introduced the LC Carbine in...

War Escalation: Houthis Attack Central Israel

In what can only be called an escalation toward a wider conflict in the...

California AG Wants to Make Even More Expensive to Exercise Your 2A Rights

California Attorney General Rob Bonta continues to defend the state's mandatory background checks on...