/ 12 April 2023

A fatal bank shooting in Kentucky

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In the latest mass shooting tragedy to rock the United States, 5 people were killed and 9 were injured when a bank employee opened fire at the Old National Bank in Louisville, Kentucky yesterday. Police say the gunman – identified as 25yo Connor Sturgeon – used an AR-15-style semi-automatic rifle (which is likely to be auctioned off to the public…) to carry out the attack that was live-streamed on Instagram. He was fatally shot by authorities at the scene. Sturgeon was described by a colleague as an “extremely intelligent” individual who joined the team full-time last year after working summers as an intern, but reports say he was recently notified that he was going to be fired. It’s the country’s 146th mass shooting so far this year. US President Joe Biden doubled down on previous calls on Republicans to pass stricter gun control laws in US Congress, including background checks for all gun sales.

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