Louisville Shooter Suffered A number of Concussions, Could Have Been Mentally Ailing

The Louisville shooter suffered a number of concussions in his youth as a star athlete — and he continued his athletic profession … doing so by carrying a helmet in video games.

25-year-old Connor Sturgeon — who has since been ID’d because the one who shot and killed 5 individuals Monday in a financial institution — had a historical past of great accidents that he suffered whereas enjoying soccer … this based on one in every of his ex-classmates, who talked to Day by day Beast.

The previous peer says Sturgeon was out of soccer for many of the 12 months throughout eighth grade because of a number of concussions … including, “Then he had a pair extra in highschool. I’m not saying it’s the trigger however I all the time suppose again to that. There have been instances I’d surprise, will this meet up with him? However by no means on this approach. He’s the final particular person I might anticipate would do that.”

Because of the concussions he suffered … Sturgeon went on to put on protecting headgear throughout sports activities he’d compete in throughout highschool. By most accounts, he was a star — enjoying on the Varsity basketball group and even working monitor. He was additionally supposedly well-liked.

There’s an essay, unearthed from his school days as nicely wherein he says he handled low vanity all through his life and had hopes of bettering himself as he aged. Sturgeon wrote, “Making associates has by no means been particularly simple, so I’ve extra expertise than most in working alone.” He additionally stated he continues to “battle in opposition to myself.”

Sturgeon labored on the financial institution. He is reported to have used a rifle to open fireplace on a crowd of individuals inside, which included law enforcement officials too. Sturgeon was in the end shot and killed.