'We pray for everyone traumatized by his senseless acts of violence,' his family said.
Police on Tuesday released dramatic police body camera footage of parts of the shooting at Old National Bank, in which authorities say the bank employee opened fire on his colleagues and then engaged in a shootout with police before he was shot dead.
Kentucky has some of the least restrictive gun laws in the US: no "Red flag" laws, no universal background checks, permitless concealed carry and no waiting period between buying a firearm and taking possession of it. Those relaxed gun laws, experts say, help explain why the state has a firearm death rate higher than the national average, according to the CDC.
As Wilt ran toward the gunshots that officers faced upon arrival, he was shot in the head, police said. The released version of Wilt's footage cuts off before he is shot. "I think I got him down! I think he's down!" Galloway said, the video shows. He then advanced toward the building and directed others to check on his fallen colleague. "Suspect down. Get the officer!"
Nine people -- including Eckert, before she died Monday -- were hospitalized after the shooting, officials said. Among the eight current survivors, five had been discharged as of Tuesday, a hospital spokesperson said.
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