Louisville shooter Connor Sturgeon reportedly detailed reasons for rampage in manifesto
By Katherine Donlevy and
Steven Vago
April 20, 2023 5:50pm
Louisville bank shooter Connor Sturgeon apparently left a disturbing manifesto outlining three key reasons for his violent rampage that left five coworkers dead.
The 25-year-old commercial developer wrote a 13-page missive that detailed his motives for gunning down his colleagues during their morning conference at the Old National Bank last week, a massacre he captured on a deranged Instagram live stream, the DailyMail reported.
Sturgeon reportedly hoped to showcase how easy it was to buy a gun in Kentucky and wanted to highlight the mental health crisis in America.
He also planned to end the slaughter by suicide — a wish that was granted when he was shot to death by police officers he brandished his firearm.
Sturgeon’s manifesto is now reportedly in the hands of the Lousiville Police Department. The department would not confirm or deny any details of the alleged missive.
The mass shooter legally purchased his AR-15 assault rifle from a local gun dealership just six days before the rampage.
That gun is now slated to be auctioned off thanks to state law allowing guns seized by the police to go to auction, including those used in violent crimes.
Sturgeon’s family has also spoken about his “mental health challenges,” though did not specify what illnesses he was battling.
Specialists are testing the killer’s brain for chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), or brain deterioration caused by repeated head trauma after it was revealed he suffered numerous sports-related concussions.
A neighbor of Sturgeon’s told The Post that the manifesto was found by Sturgeon’s roommate Dallas Whelan — the same friend who left a voicemail from the killer saying he felt “suicidal” and planned to “kill everyone at the bank.”
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