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According to The Daily Mail, the mass shooter who killed 5 people and injured 9 others at a bank in Louisville, Kentucky left a lengthy manifesto explaining his reasons for perpetrating the shooting. While the manifesto has not been officially released, it seems the perp murdered these people in a bizarre anti-gun protest, killing them because he was opposed to mass shootings. The 13-page missive describes his goals before the horror at the downtown Old National Bank, where the 25-year-old livestreamed the massacre on Instagram as he gunned down co-workers at their morning conference. Sturgeon made three key points in...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — WARNING: Viewer discretion is advised for video shared by police. 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.

Connor Sturgeon, the 23-year-old suspect who fatally shot four individuals on Monday, livestreamed the shooting at the Old National Bank in Louisville, Kentucky. During a press conference on Monday, Louisville Metro Police Department Interim Chief Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel was asked about reports that the shooting was livestreamed on social media. "I will say this that the suspect was live streaming and unfortunately that's tragic to know that that incident was out there and captured," she said. "We're hopeful that we can have that incident removed."

A Twitter profile that belonged to Sturgeon has also been taken down. According to The Daily Beast, the now-deleted Twitter account included, “posts in support of the Black Lives Matter protests of 2020, as well as some criticism of police violence and of then-President Donald Trump,” alongside tweets about the NBA, sports and messages between friends. Sturgeon also appears to have been at one-point a frequent poster on Reddit. An account matching his Twitter and Instagram handle, csturg41, was suspended by Reddit after the shooting. Heavy viewed the account prior to it being taken down. Many of the posts, including...

President Joe Biden blamed Republicans in Congress for the mass shooting in Louisville, Kentucky, on Monday. A gunman fatally shot at least four victims and injured at least six others, including a police officer, at Old National Bank. Biden began his statement by expressing gratitude to the Louisville Metropolitan Police Department officers “who quickly and courageously stepped into the line of fire to save others.” In his second paragraph, Biden blamed the mass shooting on Republican lawmakers not acting on gun reform. “How many more Americans must die before Republicans in Congress will act to protect our communities? It’s long...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - The Louisville Metro Police Department confirmed there are multiple casualties from an active shooting in downtown Louisville near Slugger Field. LMPD and Louisville Metro Mayor Craig Greenberg advise everyone to avoid the 300 block of East Main Street, specifically at Old National Bank. Louisville Metro police officers and FBI Louisville special agents are there at the scene now.

Although all the details are still emerging from a shooting that left four dead in Louisville, KY earlier in the day, MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell is speculating about a what-if scenario and what could be done if the alleged assailant was using a so-called assault rifle. Mitchell suggested that “if” the Louisville incident turned out to be the result of using an assault rifle, how much damage may have been done to the victim’s bodies. “Ken, not to be too graphic, but if it does turn out to be that kind of weapon, the damage to your bodily organs, as we’ve...

Bruce Springsteen’s veteran E-Street band guitarist Steven Van Zandt issued a call to fans and supporters on social media Sunday to “Exterminate the (Republican) cockroaches.” His rallying cry to target GOP supporters, half of America, came during an expletive-laden exchange on Twitter. It began when the guitarist ventured forth by abusing what he called “Republican White Supremicist scumbag cowards and pussies that need guns to feel like real men” after TN representatives demanded gun controls. Van Zandt was then called out on Twitter by a follower for his abuse, which he quickly resumed.

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre referenced Monday’s attack on a Louisville, Kentucky, bank and pushed for gun storage laws, an “assault weapons” ban, a “high capacity” magazine ban, and the ability to file suits against gun manufacturers. Jean-Pierre said President Biden is praying for the families impacted by the Old National Bank shooting. She then noted that Biden wants Congressional Republicans to work with Democrats to “ban ‘assault weapons’ and ‘high capacity’ magazines, to require safe storage of firearms, to require background checks for all gun sales, to eliminate gun manufacturers’ immunity from liability.” Jean Pierre described the proposed...

The gunman who opened fire during a morning conference at the Old National Bank in downtown Louisville, Kentucky and killed four people has been identified as a employee at the bank. Authorities say Connor Sturgeon, 25, was responsible for the latest mass shooting on Monday at 8.30am when he entered the bank with an AR-15 style assault rifle and started firing. Police, however, said he was 23. Sturgeon's LinkedIn profile shows that he was employed for just one year at the bank as a syndications associate and portfolio banker after previously serving as an intern. It also shows that he...

\ A shooting Monday at a bank building in downtown Louisville killed five people and injured at least six others, police said. The suspected shooter was also dead, police said. Connor Sturgeon, the shooter from Louisville, is a 25-year-old man. He was reportedly a worker at the Old National Bank Louisville Metropolitan Police Department Deputy Chief Paul Humphrey told reporters that officers who arrived on the scene “found active gunshots inside the location at the time.” According to the report of Intel Point Alert, Gunman is 25-year-old Connor Sturgeon, who reportedly texted a friend before shooting saying he was...

The Louisville Metropolitan Police Department says there are five people dead and six injured in the Kentucky city Monday following a shooting. The shooter in the incident – who has not been publicly identified – has been "neutralized," according to police. "There is no longer an active aggressor threat," Louisville Metropolitan Police Department said, announcing that more details will be provided at a press conference at 11:30 a.m. ET.