Wednesday updates: City releases 911 calls from Old National Bank shooting

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A Wednesday evening vigil has been planned for the five people killed in a mass shooting at a Louisville branch of Old National Bank.

The vigil is open to the public and will be held at 5 p.m. at the Muhammad Ali Center, 144 N. Sixth St., to honor Josh Barrick, Tommy Elliott, Jim Tutt, Juliana Farmer and Deana Eckert.

"This vigil will be to acknowledge the wounds, physical and emotional that gun violence leaves behind," said Mayor Craig Greenberg at Tuesday's news conference. "It will be a(n) interfaith opportunity for our entire community to come together to grieve, heal, to begin to move forward."

U of L Health's Dr. Jason Smith: We just can't keep doing what we're doing.

On Monday, a man opened fire at around 8:30 a.m. inside 333 E. Main St., resulting in the death of six people, including the 25-year-old shooter, and injuries to several others. The Louisville Metro Police Department responded within about three minutes, and it took about nine minutes in total for officers to kill Connor Sturgeon, an employee of the bank, after they arrived.

Community members, Morgan McGarvey, gather at Highlands church for vigil

More than two dozen community members, including Rep. Morgan McGarvey gathered at the Highlands Presbyterian Church for one of the many Wednesday night vigils held in churches around Louisville.

McGarvey, who arrived just as the vigil was ending, said this is his church and he went to find comfort and peace.

"This is this is our Church. This is this is our home... And I don't know what I came here seeking. And I don't know if I found it but, I know it's comforting to be among friends who are also grieving and looking for those same answers."

The 30-minute vigil lasted included a minute of silence, candles and a petition in the Litany of Lament -- one of the prayers of the worship service. There was also a grieve counselor from the Office for Safe and Healthy Neighborhoods.

Mary Runyon, who is a member of the church, went to the vigil because of her grief. She said she has tried to be proactive and look for ways to stop the shootings -- like writing to lawmakers or attending marches -- "but I just don't think I can anymore. And somehow I have to find peace with myself that this is the society we live in."

“Oh my God, there’s an active shooter there”: Louisville police release 911 calls

The city released 911 calls from Monday's shooting around 2:15 p.m. on Wednesday.

In a statement released just before the release, Mayor Craig Greenberg said that "transparency is important — even more so in times of crisis."

A woman who made the first 911 call frantically told police “Oh my God, there’s an active shooter there” and then can be heard asking others if anyone knows the bank’s address.

Listen: Listen to 911 calls from the Monday shooting

“Oh my God I just watched,” she said, before breaking down and then telling the operator she was at a branch of Old National Bank.

“I just watched it on a Teams meeting,” she said, adding it was “a board meeting with our commercial team.”

She said she saw the suspect, and the video was still broadcasting.

Some of the audio has been redacted to protect the privacy of those involved.

Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg gives blood after Old National Bank shooting

Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg called again Wednesday for the Louisville community to give blood to assist victims of the Old National Bank shooting after he tweeted a photo of himself doing just that.

"Giving blood is one of the best way to save someone’s life. That’s why I gave blood today with @RedCross & hope you will too," Greenberg wrote.

The American Red Cross used 170 units of blood to treat patients involved in the shooting, which far exceeds the University of Louisville Hospital’s own capacity, said officials in a Tuesday press conference.

University of Louisville Hospital medical director update

Dr. Jason Smith, medical director of the University of Louisville Hospital, where nine victims of Monday's shooting at Old National Bank were taken, discussed the hospital's response saying, "The fact that after this incident, one person lost her life after they made it to the hospital is a miracle."

He said the hospital has protocols for these situations, and although there are things they could have done differently, they "were able to render care very immediately to all nine of them."

Smith said they have to work on communications with the city and within their own facility.

The doctor also described the impact of a rifle gunshot wound in a person's body. Among the effects of it, he said the "rifle rounds pulverize and liquify tissue because of how fast they're moving."

Reiterating what he said Tuesday, he said the medical community has to speak up about what they see in their facilities and that, he does not enact policies, but these events impact the community.

More: University of Louisville Dr. Jason Smith: We just can't keep doing what we're doing.

City sets up more than a dozen grief counseling centers for "Night of Resilience"

To honor victims of Monday's shooting, the Louisville Metro Government Office for Safe and Healthy Neighborhoods is hosting a "Night of Resilience" from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday.

The city will have grief counselors at more than a dozen churches, according to a release from Sarah Davasher-Wisdom, president and CEO of Greater Louisville Inc.

A full list of locations that will host free counseling can be found online.

Speed Art Museum waives admission through Sunday

The Speed Art Museum is waiving the cost of admission through Sunday in response to shootings that took place on Monday at the downtown branch of Old National Bank and Jefferson Community and Technical College. The museum wants to be available a "safe space where people can grieve the lives lost and hold the victims and their families in their hearts," said Cheri Collis White, a museum spokesperson.

"At the Speed Art Museum, we believe in the healing power of art and want to invite everyone to experience the solace and calm art can provide as we mourn individually and as a community,” said Raphaela Platow, museum director. "The Speed also remains committed to bringing awareness to the painful and ubiquitous experience of all acts of gun violence in our country through art and art activism."

Family releases funeral arrangements for Tommy Elliott

Tommy Elliott, the senior vice president at Old National Bank, was one of the six killed in Monday's shooting, and details of his funeral arrangements were released on Wednesday morning.

• Visitation: Thursday from 2-7 p.m. at Pearson's Funeral Home, 149 Breckenridge Lane

• Funeral: Friday at 3 p.m. at Broadway Baptist Church, 4000 Brownsboro Road

Louisville Urban League: 'We do not have to live like this.'

The Louisville Urban League, a nonprofit dedicated to eliminating racism, released a statement on Wednesday morning in relation to the shooting.

"We do not have to live like this," the organization tweeted. "We choose to live like this and we can choose differently."

"The truth is that there will never be a "'right time'" for those who seek to do nothing. We also know that politics or political inaction, while not the only source, is a major source of the carnage we have been forced to accept as part of our daily lives," the group tweeted. "Those who have been elected to serve us all are failing us all. And there is never a bad time for people to be held accountable for their bad behavior."

Big Four Bridge gets lit blue and gold

Instead of lighting up the Big Four Bridge that connects downtown Louisville to Southern Indiana in gold for telecommunications week, said doctor Pradip D. Patel in an Instagram post, a Waterfront Park development group has decided to add blue to the display.

The bridge is lit with blue and gold to honor Old National Bank's company logo colors. The blue also represents officer Wilt and LMPD's response to the shooting. The yellow stands for "call takers and dispatchers who work hard everyday to assist the community," Pradip wrote.

GoFundMe launches central hub for verified fundraisers

The crowdsourcing website GoFundMe has launched a central hub for verified fundraisers to assist those affected by the shooting.

Individual fundraisers and tips on how to donate can also be found on The Courier Journal's website.

Louisville body camera footage released

Body cam footage released of the shooting revealed that 26-year-old officer Wilt had been hit in the head on the stairs leading into an office.

It was Wilt's fourth shift as a police officer after he had graduated from the academy just 10 days before the shooting. Friends and family said his twin brother is currently enrolled.

A bullet also grazed Cory Galloway, Wilt’s training officer, on the left side. Footage shows Galloway, who shot the first round that took down Sturgeon, was in front of Wilt and ducked behind a planter after he had been hit.

"I'm just truly proud of the heroic actions of those two officers and everybody else that responded," said Chief Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel. "They went toward danger in order to save and preserve life, and that's what you saw yesterday. They stopped the threat so other lives could be saved.

6 people discharged from the University of Louisville Hospital after mass shooting

Six people who were treated at the University of Louisville Hospital after the shooting have been discharged, said Heather Fountaine, the hospital's media relations manager.

The latest patient left the hospital Wednesday afternoon, Fountaine said. Officer Nickolas Wilt is still in critical condition and another patient is in the hospital, but is stable.

Three officers and several other people were also taken to the hospital after the shooting. Three people are still being treated as of Wednesday morning, and two are stable and in fair condition, Fountaine said. One patient has died, and Officer Nickolas Wilt is still in critical condition after his brain surgery on Monday.

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