Wow – #Socialites, get into this! Thanks to a law in Kentucky, the AR-15-style rifle that was used in the recent Louisville bank shooting, that killed five people, will be auctioned off, and will end up back on the streets.
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As we previously reported, on Monday morning (April 10), a 25-year-old man named Connor Sturgeon took an AR-15-style rifle into his place of work, Old National Bank, and killed five people, and left nine others wounded.
It is reported that Sturgeon fired his rifle upon receiving notification of his termination. It is reported that the shooting happened during a morning employee meeting — where some staffers appeared in-person and others virtually.
Louisville Metro Police Deputy Chief Paul Humphrey says the department received a call around 8:30 a.m.
Within three minutes of the report, the LMPD officers were on the scene, where they found an active shooter inside the bank, later identified as Sturgeon. Police would end up killing him after a shootout with authorities.
RELATED: Louisville Metro Police Release Bodycam Footage Of Deadly Mass Bank Shooting
Since Monday, the deceased victim count has risen from four to five, and includes:
- Joshua Barrick, a 40-year-old senior vice president
- Juliana Farmer, a 45-year-old commercial loan specialist
- Tommy Elliott, a 63-year-old senior vice president (and close friend of Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear)
- James Tutt, a 64-year-old market executive.
And most recently listed is Deanna Eckert, a 57-year-old executive administrative officer.
As of Monday afternoon (April 10), the nine other people injured, were all hospitalized.
Of those nine, three were listed in critical condition, including a 26-year-old police officer who was shot in the head. The officer had just graduated from the police academy less than two weeks ago.
Three other victims were listed in non-critical condition, and three more had been released. A hospital spokesperson added that five of the nine people injured had gunshot wounds.
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Rifle Used In Louisville Bank Shooting That Killed 5 Will Be Auctioned Off & Back On The Streets Thanks To Kentucky Law
Since, the Louisville bank shooting — which saw the gunman, Connor Sturgeon killed by police after he killed five and injured nine — Louisville Metro Police Department officials released bodycam footage from the deadly mass shooting.
It is also been learned that the AR-15-style rifle that Sturgeon used in the shooting will be auctioned off and eventually find its way back onto the streets — all thanks to a law in Kentucky.
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Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg spoke out on Tuesday (April 11) and said that he unfortunately cannot destroy the assault-style rifle that Sturgeon used to kill five people in his city, including a friend of the Louisville Mayor and a friend of Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear.
Emotionally, Greenberg explained that the gunman’s rifle was confiscated after police shot him dead, but Kentucky law (KRS 500.090) requires officers to send the weapon to state police officials, in order for them to sell it at auction.
The most Mayor Greenberg can do to the rifle is remove the firing pins, which would make the weapon inoperable for at least a little bit. However, he cannot destroy the impounded weapon in any other way, otherwise it is considered illegal.
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