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Democratic Kentucky Rep Morgan McGarvey attacked the GOP for failing to act on gun violence

Research, published a day after five shot dead at Louisville bank, reflects increasing incidence of gun-related attacks

“If mental illness is involved here, and that weapon – that’s a dangerous concoction, and we’ve got to do something,” former homicide detective says

In an impassioned press conference, Kentucky officials called for action on gun control after shooter Connor Sturgeon killed five at the Old National Bank in Louisville on Monday

Nickolas Wilt, a 26-year-old rookie officer, ran towards a gunman who opened fire at a Louisville bank on Monday. He's the latest to be heralded as a hero amid America's gun violence crisis.

On Monday employee Connor Sturgeon brought an assault rifle to work in Louisville and gunned down five colleagues who had gathered for a morning meeting - one was sprayed by blood in the shooting before managing to escape and another watched through Microsoft Teams in horror

Authorities say a rookie police officer who was shot in the head while responding to the mass shooting at a Louisville bank remained in critical but stable condition

Motive for Monday’s mass shooting remains unclear but new details continue to emerge about the man behind the attack

“When you go to the bank and you deposit money in the bank, there are armed police officers at the bank. Why? Because we want to protect the money we save,” read a post from Senator Ted Cruz last month

A former friend of Louisville bank shooter Connor Sturgeon who killed five has said Sturgeon had to spend a whole year out of sport when he was a teenage because he had suffered so many concussions

Sturgeon went on rampage after being notified that the bank where he had worked since 2021 was ending his employment