LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Monday marks one week since the mass shooting at Old National Bank. The first 911 calls came in just after 8:30 a.m. and shortly thereafter, communities across Kentucky mourned the loss of five lives in a shooting that rocked the nation.

What You Need To Know

  • It’s been one week since the mass shooting at Old National Bank

  • A bank employee killed five and wounded eight with an AR-15 rifle he had purchased just six days earlier. The gunman was killed by police

  • Mayor Craig Greenberg and others are calling for legislative change to stop the rise of gun violence

  • As of Monday, just one victim remains hospitalized: LMPD Officer Nickolas Wilt, who is in critical but stable condition

Vigils, tributes and memorials continue to grow, honoring Deana Eckert, James Tutt, Thomas Elliott, Juliana Farmer and Josh Barrick.

Mayor Craig Greenberg (D) is calling for more reform. He spoke to legislators at the state level over the weekend to make a change.

“While I’m heartbroken, I’m cautiously optimistic because everyone agrees—these acts of gun violence must end,” Greenberg said. “So as we work together, let’s all keep in mind, just think about what our city could be if we didn’t have to respond to these preventable acts of gun violence.”

Greenberg has spoken with lawmakers from both political parties "who want to see solutions" to tackle Louisville's gun violence trend, the mayor said in a statement Monday. 

"These conversations are just the first step. We must turn these private conversations into meaningful public policy," he said, adding a promise to continue working with those interested in passing "real solutions" to gun violence.

In the week since the shooting at Old National Bank, Louisville has seen at least eight shootings that have killed six people and injured many more. This includes the shooting Saturday night at Chickasaw Park. 

People from the community and city leaders gathered there Sunday for a peace rally. 

Charles Booker, who leads the Governor’s Office of Faith-based Initiatives and Community Involvement, said more local leaders need to put pressure on Frankfort for laws to change.

“The firearms that have been used to destroy our families should never go back on the streets,” Booker said. “And we know overwhelming bipartisan support for legislation to make sure that folks that are dealing with health crisis don’t have immediate access, that folks have a violent history background check, that there aren’t loopholes to make it easy for these guns to flow into our communities.”

Eight other people were left injured from the Old National Bank shooting, including Officer Nickolas Wilt, who required brain surgery. The 26-year-old police officer recently graduated from the police academy. He remains in the hospital and at last check. LMPD said he’s in critical condition.

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