(LOUISVILLE, Ky.) — Authorities have identified the five people who were killed in a mass shooting at a bank in Kentucky’s largest city on Monday morning.
Joshua Barrick, 40; Thomas Elliott, 63; Juliana Farmer, 45; James Tutt, 64; and Deana Eckert, 57, were all gunned down at Old National Bank in Louisville, according to the Louisville Metro Police Department.
Eight others, including a 26-year-old Louisville police officer, were injured in the shooting.
Officer Nickolas Wilt, who had just graduated from the Louisville Metro Police Department Training Academy on March 31, was shot in the head while responding to the scene. He underwent brain surgery and is in critical but stable condition, police said.
Here’s what we know about the deceased victims:
Juliana Farmer, 45
Farmer was killed during Monday’s shooting, police confirmed.
Thomas Elliott, 63
Thomas “Tommy” Elliott was a close friend of both Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear and Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg.
During a press conference on Monday afternoon, Greenberg revealed that Elliott was “a very good friend of mine,” while Beshear told reporters that Elliott “was one of my closest friends.”
“Tommy Elliot helped me build my law career, helped me become governor, gave me advice on being a good dad,” the governor said. “One of the people I talk to most in the world and very rarely were we talking about my job.”
Joshua Barrick, 40
Barrick was killed during the shooting, police said.
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