LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Gov. Andy Beshear ordered all flags on state office buildings to be lowered to half-staff in honor of the victims who died in a shooting at Louisville bank Monday morning. 

What You Need To Know

  • The flags will remain at half-staff until sunset on Friday, April 14

  • The shooting happened early Monday morning at Old National Bank

  • Four people died: Joshua Barrick, age 40, Thomas Elliot, age 63, Juliana Farmer, age 45 and James Tutt, age 64

The flags will remain at half-staff until sunset on Friday, April 14. 

On Monday morning around 8:30 a.m., a gunman entered a building on East Main Street that houses the Old National Bank and started shooting. Four people died and nine others were injured. According to the Louisville Metro Police Department, three remain in critical condition. 

Police identified the deceased victims as Joshua Barrick, age 40, Thomas Elliot, age 63, Juliana Farmer, age 45 and James Tutt, age 64. 

“Today is a tragedy. Louisville and the entire commonwealth are mourning, and we call on everyone to share the love, support and compassion this community desperately needs right now,” said Beshear. “A senseless act took the lives of our fellow Kentuckians, including a friend of mine. What these families are experiencing is unimaginable. They need us to wrap our arms around them and to love them with all our hearts.”

Police said the lone gunman, identified as Connor Sturgeon, also died after exchanging fire with officers. 

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