this is an unimaginable tragedy for our community is mary greenberg mentioned dana eckert passed away last night. a truly lovely woman. jim tut. is no longer with us. josh barrack. is no longer with us. the woman who was the maid of honor in our wedding. and for whom we are the godparents of two of their children called me yesterday from the barracks house and said, i m with jessica barrick. she hasn t heard from her husband. can you find out if he s alive? i called el npd, and as they did everything yesterday were quick in their response. i had to call back and say i cannot confirm anything. he is not on the list of survivors. and she had to tell their two small children. that their father would never come home from work. juliana farmer. there s no longer with us. tommy
shooting has now claimed five lives. we ll explain more on those victims in just a second the crime scene tape has come down overnight here around old national bank and this is where authorities say it was around 8:30 yesterday when this gunman now identified as 25-year-old connor sturgeon walked inside, armed with what has now been described as an ar-15 type rifle and opened fire, wounding nine people two of those, bullet wounds went to police officers we know one of those injured, ana, is 26-year-old nickolas wilt, he had just been sworn in two weeks ago, and as a result of that, we re told that his wounds had to have emergency brain surgery done he s in critical but stable condition right now. but, of course, all hearts go to those five lives lost. i d like to share their names with you right now they are jim tut, josh barrick, juliana farmer, and overnight
and the city. today i m hurt. i m hurting. i know so many people out there as well. we lost four children of god today. one of whom was a close friend. tommy elliot helped build my law career, helped me become governor and gave me advice on being a good dad. one of the person that i talked to and very rarely were we talking about my job. he was an incredible friend. we also lost julie an in farmer, jim tut, josh barrack, each amazing families that will grieve them and mourn them and miss them. these are irreplaceable amazing people that a terrible act of violence tore from all of us.
age who was employed. at the national bank. his weapon of choice was a rifle. we have. five total disease, which includes him. but i want to acknowledge. with heart felt condolences. prayers to the family of those who lost their lives today. tommy elliott. 63 years of age. jim tut. 64 years of age. josh barrett, 40 years of age and juliana farmer. 57. we have a total of nine victims who were treated and are being treated at a university. the local hospital. three which are in critical condition. including our officer. three who are listening, non critical
thank you very much, chief. today is a day that s heartbreaking for our city. for all of us. and especially for the people. who are in that office. old national bank. and their loved ones. we just heard the chief give the names of the people who lost their lives. in this mass shooting this morning. one of them. was tommy elliott. a very good friend of mine. of the governor s. tommy s family. to the families of jim tut. josh barrack. juliana farmer. rachel and i join you. and families across our entire city and beyond. in grieving this shocking and painful loss of