Louisville bank shooter Connor Sturgeon remembered in glowing obit that omits his deadly rampage
Louisville bank shooter Connor Sturgeon “passed away” and is now mourned by his “much loved” high school sweetheart, according to his glowing obituary — that makes no mention of the deadly rampage he unleashed before he was killed by cops.
The 25-year-old killer’s obit identifies his girlfriend as Kelsey Striegel, raves about his love for Alabama football and the Dallas Mavericks and how he was “a walking database for the NBA,” but nary a word about the April 10 massacre that left five co-workers dead at Old National Bank in the Kentucky city.
The only hint of his violent end came in a request for donations.
“The Sturgeon family asks that any donations or expressions of sympathy be made to the fundraiser for Louisville Metro Police Officer Nick Wilt” before the obit concludes with “Roll Tide, Connor,” a reference to Alabama’s rally cry.
Wilt was shot in the head while responding to the shooting.
Sturgeon, a graduate of Floyd Central High School, stormed into the bank where he had worked since 2021 and opened fire with an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle.
He shot and killed five colleagues — Juliana Farmer, 57, Tommy Elliot, 63, Joshua Barrick, 40, James Tutt, 64, and Deana Eckert, 57 — and wounded eight others, police said.
Authorities later revealed that Sturgeon left behind a disturbing 13-page manifesto describing his intention to gun down his coworkers during a morning conference at the bank.
He described feeling “suicidal” and wanted to “kill everyone at the bank.”
His parents later revealed that their son struggled with mental health issues.
“While Connor, like many of his contemporaries, had mental health challenges which we, as a family, were actively addressing, there were never any warning signs or indications he was capable of this shocking act,” the family said in a statement two days after the shooting.
“While we have many unanswered questions, we will continue to cooperate fully with law enforcement officials and do all we can to aid everyone in understanding why and how this happened,” they said.
According to his obituary, Sturgeon was born in Indianapolis and spent most of his life in Indiana.
He is survived by his parents, Todd and Lisa Sturgeon, his brother “and best friend” Cameron Sturgeon, and his grandparents.
“Connor was fortunate to have been much loved by his girlfriend, Kelsy Striegel,” the obit says.
Also getting a mention is Dallas Whelan, Sturgeon’s friend, and former college roommate.
It was Whelan who allegedly found his manifesto — and received a voicemail from Sturgeon telling him what he was about to do on the day of the shooting.
