A former classmate of the Louisville shooting suspect, Connor Sturgeon, stated that there were no indications or warning signs that he would commit such a terrible act. Sturgeon had been employed at Old National Bank for over a year before allegedly shooting 13 individuals, killing at least four. His LinkedIn page showed that he interned at the bank for three consecutive summers, from 2018-2020. Sturgeon graduated from the University of Alabama and participated in an accelerated master’s program, earning his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in finance simultaneously in December 2020. Despite being a National Merit Scholarship semifinalist, playing basketball and running in high school, and having a family with a good reputation, Sturgeon’s former classmate indicated that the shooting was a total shock. A college essay from 2018 posted on the CourseHero website, written by Sturgeon, revealed that he struggled with low self-esteem and had a difficult time making friends before beginning to improve in college. Sturgeon’s father, Todd Sturgeon, was a former basketball coach and taught US history at his son’s high school.
Former classmate of Louisville shooting suspect says there were “no red flags or sign that this could happen”
Police at the scene of a shooting in downtown Louisville on Monday, April 10, 2023. (Credit: Jeffrey Dean/Archyde.com)
Connor Sturgeon, the 23-year-old man police identified as the shooter in the Louisville mass shooting Monday, worked for more than a year at the bank where he allegedly shot 13 people and killed at least four.
Sturgeon wrote on his LinkedIn page that he interned at Old National Bank in Louisville for three consecutive summers, from 2018-2020, before joining as a business development professional in June 2021. He became a syndication associate and portfolio banker. at the bank in April 2022, according to the profile.
Sturgeon graduated from the University of Alabama in December 2020, according to a spokesperson for the institution. She participated in an accelerated master’s program and earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in finance at the same time, spokesman Shane Dorrill said.
Previously, Sturgeon played basketball and ran for his high school in suburban Louisville, and was named a 2015 National Merit Scholarship semifinalist, according to local news reports.
A former classmate of Sturgeon’s at his high school, who knew him and his family well, said he never saw any “kind of red flags or that this could happen.”
“This is a total shock. He was a very good boy who came from a very good family,” reported the classmate, who asked not to be named and who had not spoken to Sturgeon in recent years. “I can’t even tell how little sense this makes. I can not believe it.
In a 2018 college essay posted on the CourseHero website, a user identified as a University of Alabama student named Connor Sturgeon wrote that he had trouble adjusting to school.
“My self-esteem has long been an issue for me,” the essay said. “As a late-builder in middle and high school, I had a hard time fitting in to some degree, and this has given me a somewhat negative self-image that persists today. Making friends has never been particularly easy, so I have more experience than most trading solo.”
The author wrote that in college he had “begun to mature socially and am beginning to see improvement in this area.” Also that he hoped to “become more self-aware and begin to become a ‘better’ person.”
Sturgeon’s father, Todd Sturgeon, was the head coach of the University of Indianapolis men’s basketball team for 10 years and later coached basketball and taught US history at his son’s high school, according to news reports and your LinkedIn profile. A 2007 story published by Todd Sturgeon’s alma mater, DePauw University, cited an Indianapolis Star article about his retirement from the University of Indianapolis that year, in which he said watching his son Connor inspired him to leave the team. .
“Todd Sturgeon said he was seeing his son, Connor, at basketball camp recently when it dawned on him: maybe he should be spending more time with his own kids than other people’s,” the article said.
The tragic shooting in Louisville has left many questions unanswered. Connor Sturgeon’s former classmate, who knew him and his family well, reported that there were no “red flags or signs that this could happen.” Sturgeon’s background and achievements in basketball and academics do not match the actions he took on Monday. It’s clear that mental health is a critical aspect of this tragedy, and we hope that more efforts will be made to address this issue to prevent similar incidents from happening in the future. Our thoughts are with the families and loved ones of the victims of this senseless act.