LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Louisville Metro Police Foundation released new information about the recovery of Officer Nick Wilt. 

Wilt was shot in the head on April 10, 2023, responding to the mass shooting at Old National Bank in downtown Louisville.

According to the LMPF, Wilt was moved to UofL Health - Jewish Hospital so specialists can treat his pneumonia. He remains in critical, but stable, condition.

Wilt, 26, graduated from the Louisville Metro Police Department’s academy on March 31, was one of eight people injured in the shooting. Five others died in the shooting.

The social media post from the police foundation says Wilt’s family wants to share details about the young man. Before joining LMPD, Wilt was a firefighter and a dispatcher. He lost his father suddenly in February and Wilt has been helping his mother. Wilt is very close to his twin brother, Zack, who is also in the LMPD academy. He also has another brother, Alex. While working at Oldham County EMS, Wilt met his girlfriend, Maddie.

The Louisville Metro Police Foundation has set up a fund to help with Wilt’s expenses. All funds are going directly to the family. 

In another development in the case, the family of the shooter, Connor Sturgeon, released a statement condeming the practice of auctioning off guns used in violent cimes.  Their statement read, "The Sturgeon family was aghast to learn Kentucky law mandated the assault rifle used in the horrific event last week be sold to the highest bidder at public auction.  The family, in conjunction with the Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) and the United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF), is working vigorously to ensure the assault rifle is legally destroyed and the first step in this process occurred Monday, when ATF took possession of the assault rifle.  We genuinely appreciate the assistance of both LMPD and ATF in this regard.

This tragedy is yet another indication that meaningful, common sense gun safety measures must be enacted.  We respectfully urge the Kentucky state legislature to lead the way by changing Kentucky law to remove the gun auction provision."