Louisville Bank Shooter's Mental Health and Family Plans for CTE Test

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Louisville Bank Shooter's Mental Health and Family Plans for CTE Test
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The Louisville bank shooter, Connor Sturgeon, who killed five and injured eight was seeing a counselor for depression and anxiety, according to a family friend. The family is planning to have Sturgeon tested for chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a form of brain degeneration that has been found in professional athletes who have suffered concussions. Sturgeon suffered concussions while playing middle school football and high school basketball. The family had no indication Sturgeon was planning the attack and did not know he owned a gun.

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