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The gunman who killed five people and injured eight others during a shooting in downtown Louisville on Monday bought the AR-15 rifle used in the attack legally, authorities said Tuesday.
Connor Sturgeon purchased the weapon from a Louisville dealer on April 4 — six days before the attack — according to Louisville Metro Police Department Interim Chief Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel.
Authorities also confirmed that the 25-year-old was an active employee of the bank at the time of the shooting.
As of Tuesday midday, four victims were still being treated at the University of Louisville Hospital, three of whom were in stable condition.
The fourth patient was Officer Nickolas Wilt, one of the responding police officers who was shot in the head Monday morning when police exchanged gunfire with the shooter. Wilt remained in critical condition.
Authorities also said they would soon release body camera footage from the shooting.The shooting renewed calls for action to combat gun violence
At the Tuesday news conference, several officials made emotional pleas to state and federal legislators to do more to combat the kind of deadly gun violence that unfolded in Louisville on Monday.
