'Lone gunman' murders multiple people at Louisville bank in mass shooting on morning after Easter

Update: Deana Eckert, a 57-year-old bank employee, succumbed to her wounds on Monday night. She was the fifth victim of the mass murder.

LMPD officer Nickolas Wilt, 26, who graduated from the police academy as recently as March 31, was identified by police as being in critical but stable condition after being shot in the head and undergoing brain surgery.

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A mass shooting rocked Louisville on the morning after Easter, leaving multiple people dead and several more injured, police confirmed.

"The shooter was confirmed to be dead on the scene," Louisville Metro Police Deputy Chief Paul Humphrey said in a brief update after 10 a.m. on Monday.

Authorities confirmed five people were dead inside the bank and that at least eight people were transported to the University of Louisville Hospital with injuries (two were reported as critically injured, including an officer). The initial death toll appears to have included the shooter. Cops said later that four victims were murdered.

Four slain victims were identified as Joshua Barrick, 40, Thomas Elliott, 63,  Juliana Farmer, 45,  and James Tutt, 64.

The shooter was identified as 25-year-old Connor Sturgeon. Police also said he was livestreaming during the shooting. The suspect was killed after exchanging gunfire with police after officers arrived on the scene.

"It appears he was a previous employee" at the Old National Bank building, Humphrey said in an update after 11 a.m., describing the suspect as a "lone gunman."

Earlier this morning, Kentucky's governor announced that he was headed to Louisville after the shooting.

"LMPD has confirmed a shooting situation in downtown Louisville with multiple casualties. I am headed there now. Please pray for all of the families impacted and for the city of Louisville," Gov. Andy Beshear tweeted.

When speaking at the 11 a.m. press briefing, an emotional Gov. Beshear said he lost close friends in the shooting and hoped a third friend survives.

"That's my bank," Beshear said, choking up while noting he knows "virtually everyone" in the building.

Around 9 a.m., Louisville Police and Mayor Craig Greenberg informed the public that there was an "active aggressor" and "active police situation" near Slugger Field, home to the Cincinnati Reds' Triple-A team the Louisville Bats.

"There is an active police situation downtown. Please avoid the area around Slugger Field until further notice. We will provide information as soon as possible," Greenberg tweeted.

The FBI in Louisville also responded to the scene.

"FBI Louisville special agents have responded to the scene of this morning's shooting in downtown Louisville and are assisting our law enforcement partners," the FBI said.

Local reporting and cops said that the shooting took place around 8:30 a.m. at the Old National Bank building.

Gunfire is audible in video circulating online in the immediate aftermath of the shooting.

"Active shooter at the bank," an officer reportedly shouted.