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Kentucky Guv Says ‘Very Close’ Friend Was Killed in Louisville Shooting

Another two friends were in the hospital with injuries, he said.

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said one of his “very close” friends was killed in an active shooting at a bank building in downtown Louisville on Monday morning, and two more friends were hospitalized with injuries. The shooting unfolded around 8:30 a.m. at the Old National Bank Building, a multi-story office complex that houses the bank along with several other businesses. “My [attorney general] campaign is out of that building and virtually everyone in it, that’s my bank,” the governor said, while appearing to fight back tears. “There are a lot of people who are hurting today.” Beshear later identified the friend as Old National Bank’s senior vice president Tommy Elliott. He also clarified his earlier statement that he had two friends who died, saying that he was relieved to learn that the second friend was actually alive but in the hospital. Five people were killed in the shooting, including the suspect, and nine more were injured, including two police officers. The lone gunman was killed at the scene and was identified as bank employee Connor Sturgeon, 23.