Louisville Bank shooting

[Lon]

Since the GD thread will undoubtedly go the way of the Nashville thread, I figured I’d start this one so the shit mods here can keep it on track.

Reading the various articles and finding out Ofc Wilt only had 2 weeks on the job made me think of two questions:

1. Does their academy include active shooter training? If so, how much?
2. Was he still with an FTO and was his FTO one of the others that was injured?

We got any KY cops that can shed some light on at least #1?

[HCM]

Since the GD thread will undoubtedly go the way of the Nashville thread, I figured I’d start this one so the shit mods here can keep it on track.

Reading the various articles and finding out Ofc Wilt only had 2 weeks on the job made me think of two questions:

1. Does their academy include active shooter training? If so, how much?
2. Was he still with an FTO and was his FTO one of the others that was injured?

We got any KY cops that can shed some light on at least #1?

Can’t speak to those specificly but there was another officer among the injured treated at a hospital.

[JHC]

A radio news broadcast I heard out for lunch today indicated the FTO is alive and is apparently in great anguish over he and the rookie rolling in and the young officer being wounded severely.

[psalms144.1]

Open source is also crediting the FTO with taking out the shooter.

[Lon]

A radio news broadcast I heard out for lunch today indicated the FTO is alive and is apparently in great anguish over he and the rookie rolling in and the young officer being wounded severely.

I get that. 2 of our last 3 shootings have been by FTOs who had trainees with them at the time of the shooting.

[Lester Polfus]

LMPD has released body camera footage.

It is tough to watch.

[Lon]

LMPD has released body camera footage.

It is tough to watch.

You weren’t kidding. Damn. Hats off to Ofc Galloway.

[SWAT Lt.]

Since the GD thread will undoubtedly go the way of the Nashville thread, I figured I’d start this one so the shit mods here can keep it on track.

Reading the various articles and finding out Ofc Wilt only had 2 weeks on the job made me think of two questions:

1. Does their academy include active shooter training? If so, how much?
2. Was he still with an FTO and was his FTO one of the others that was injured?

We got any KY cops that can shed some light on at least #1?

1. Yes, unsure the duration.
2. Yes and yes. His FTO is the one credited with killing the shooter. It was the rookie officer's 3rd or 4th day on the street.

Upon approach, officers could not see in due to window tinting and sunlight, but the shooter had a clear view out. He was waiting for them to arrive. Once he shot the officers, it took a bit to figure out where the shooter was. Later, when the shooter fired again the FTO was able to see in due to glass being shot out. The FTO was able to then engage and kill the shooter with his patrol rifle. The rookie officer was then immediately transported to the Level 1 trauma center, which is less than 2 miles away, by officers loading him into a police car and taking him.

[Lester Polfus]

There was no good way to approach the front of that bank. They did it anyway because that's what they had to do.

[blues]

There was no good way to approach the front of that bank. They did it anyway because that's what they had to do.

I've dealt with similar on a particular entry in Miami that stands out. As a DEA co-case agent and I were running to breach a door, a shot rang out but we couldn't figure out where we were taking fire from as no glass shattered and we couldn't see in.

Turned out one of the guys set up on the perimeter shot himself in the leg getting out of his vehicle.

I give a lot of credit to the FTO for getting it done.