The former employee who killed five people at the bank where he worked on Monday lives in a bungalow with his best friend, who says he didn’t know his roommate was planning an attack, according to DailyMail.com.
His attorney told DailyMail.com that the 24-year-old companion of shooter Connor Sturgeon, Dallas Whalen, is cooperating fully with the police investigation.
“It was as unknown and astonishing to Dallas as everyone else was,” the attorney said.
Just minutes before he shot himself, the attorney said, Sturgeon sent his family a simple “I love you” text message.
Whalen has kept a low profile since the shooting. His father went home on Monday night to retrieve some of his son’s belongings and also to help a young woman who he believed was staying there.
Connor Sturgeon’s roommate, Dallas Whalen, 24 (right), is cooperating fully with the police investigation, his lawyer told DailyMail.com.
The shooting, the attorney said, “was as unknown and astonishing to Dallas as everyone else.”
The couple lived in this modest two-bedroom home for about a year before Monday’s shooting that left a sturgeon dead and five victims. An officer is seen in the house
Authorities tell DailyMail.com that the murder weapon was “lawfully purchased by a Louisville gun dealer on April 4.”
His attorney, who is representing Sturgeon’s family, added that Whalen was unaware of the purchase and had no advanced knowledge or information about Connor’s plan or intentions.
Whalen’s attorney said he works with the Sturgeon family and through them advises Whalen as well.
“The family is still working with law enforcement,” the lawyer said. They don’t know much.
The police told us there were letters and things. We don’t have them. We haven’t seen them, so we’re still trying to put that together as well.
His attorney said Whalen does not wish to make an official statement at this time.
Neighbors told DailyMail.com that Sturgeon and his friend had been living in a modest two-bedroom home for about a year and described the shooter as quiet but friendly.
Sturgeon and Whalen were always polite, the neighbor said, and would invite her family over to their house when his friends would get together in the backyard, and occasionally play beer.
A sturgeon was killed by police in Louisville after storming the Old National Bank on Monday.
Armed with an AR-15 assault rifle, he stormed into the morning conference at 8:30 a.m.—before the bank opened to the public—and killed Tommy Elliott, 63; Joshua Barrick, 40; James C. Tutt, 64; and Juliana Farmer, 57.
On Monday evening, Louisville police confirmed the death of Diana Eckert, 57, a bank administrative executive and mother of two.
All five were senior executives at the bank.
Sturgeon reportedly live-streamed the attack on Instagram, left a suicide note for his parents and posted memes announcing the impending attack.
Sturgeon began working as a commercial development specialist at the bank in June 2021 and moved to his most recent role in April 2022, according to his LinkedIn profile.
Connor Sturgeon (far right) is pictured with his parents Todd and Linda, and younger brother Cameron, who is a professional model. He sent his family and “I love you” message just minutes before the shooting
Sturgeon worked at the Old National Bank (pictured Monday), but was told he would be fired
Police are seen at the scene of the shooting Monday in Louisville. Armed with an AR-15 assault rifle, he stormed into the morning conference at 8:30 a.m. — before the bank even opened to the public.
Sturgeon began working as a commercial development specialist at the bank in June 2021 and moved to his most recent role in April 2022, according to his LinkedIn profile.
“I am certified in the RMA Lending Decision Process,” he wrote in his profile, “I have a master’s degree in Finance from the University of Alabama, and I am a member of the Young Professionals Council in the Junior Achievement of Kentuckiana Program.”
In 2022 he left his parents’ home in Greenville, Indiana and moved to Louisville to live with Whalen.
Neighbors said the couple were down to earth and not causing trouble.
“I can’t say anything really bad about the guy,” said one of the neighbours, Kira Algere.
Very calm, soft-spoken. He invited us more than twice to cook during the summer, you know, very friendly. I just do not understand.
Allgeier’s husband, Michael, said he saw Sturgeon enter the house with his girlfriend, and agreed that Sturgeon looked pretty ordinary.
‘He seemed like a real normal guy – every day he waved at me,’ he said. The Daily Beast. ‘He’d go his way, and I’ll go.’
“Quiet guy. You’d see him and his girlfriend carry groceries home, he seemed like a normal guy.”
His girlfriend is not named.
The officers were seen entering the home on Monday and leaving with what appeared to be a computer and boxes of materials.
“There are no words to adequately describe the grief and devastation experienced by our ancient patriotic family as we mourn the tragic loss of our team members and pray for everyone’s recovery,” said Jim Ryan, the bank’s chief executive, Monday evening. who were injured.
Ryan continued: ‘Obviously, this is a very difficult situation, and our entire focus is on making sure everyone affected gets the support and help they need.
On behalf of everyone at Old National, I also want to acknowledge and thank Louisville law enforcement, the medical community and state and local officials for their incredible response to this tragedy.
Finally, we ask that you continue to pray for all those affected.
