The first two police officers to arrive at the mass shooting scene at a bank in Louisville can be seen on body camera video being fired right away in "an ambush" by the shooter who killed five people on Monday.
The first two police officers to arrive at the mass shooting scene at a bank in Louisvillecan be seen on body camera video being fired right away in "an ambush" by the shooter who killed five people on Monday.
The video made public on Tuesday afternoon, also captures the stressful moments as wounded policemen Corey Galloway and Nickolas Wilt try to locate the attacker while coming under fire from an AK-15 rifle.
Wilt was shot in the head while still in training, just two weeks after graduating from the police academy, and is in critical condition in the hospital. The shooter also opened fire on additional officers who arrived and attempted to save him.
Deputy Chief Paul Humphrey of the Louisville Metro Police Department took reporters through still images and edited video of the assault. One photo from the security footage showed the shooter, a bank employee named Connor Sturgeon, inside the structure while surrounded by shattered glass and clutching a gun.
"He then went to the front lobby and set up an ambush waiting for officers to respond," Humphrey said after the employee opened fire on his coworkers. "... He fired at them as soon as he saw them.
"Officer Cory Galloway approaches an active gunshot scene. At the same time, Officer Nickolas Wilt follows behind him in this screen capture from the body cam video of the Louisville Metro Police Department officer taken on Monday, April 10, 2023.
The scene is at the Old National Bank in Louisville, Kentucky. (AP) through the Louisville Metro Police Department XMIT ORG: NYSB203 Humphrey said the lobby was dark, and the glass front doors blocked the officers' view of the shooter.
However, Sturgeon damaged the glass by firing at the police officers who rushed to Wilt's rescue, allowing Galloway to see where he was. After being shot in the shoulder, Galloway took cover behind a sizable concrete planter.
Humphrey added as soon as he can sense the danger, "he engages the danger, shoots, and kills the suspect."