The semi-automatic rifle used to kill five people and injure nine at the Louisville bank shooting on Monday will likely be auctioned off and be “back on the streets,” Mayor Craig Greenberg said.

Greenberg – who has called for an end to the gun violence plaguing his city – said current Kentucky law allows guns seized by the police to go to auction, including those used in violent crimes.

“The assault rifle that killed five of our neighbors will one day be auctioned off,” the mayor said on Tuesday. “That murder weapon will be back on the streets.”  

The Louisville Metro Police Department have revealed shooter Connor Sturgeon, 25, who was shot dead by responding officers, purchased the AR-15 rifle legally from a local gun dealership on April 4.

LMPD Interim Chief Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel added police have executed a search warrant of Sturgeon’s residence and recovered several items linked to the investigation.

Greenberg said it was unacceptable for the weapon to be sold again, and vowed his office will continue to alter seized weapons before they’re auctioned to keep them from being used in another homicide, including removing the firing pin.

Greenberg added there have been 40 victims of gun violence in his city so far this year, including the latest victims in the bank shooting.

Dr. Jason Smith, the chief medical officer for the University of Louisville Health, where the victims were treated, echoed Greenberg’s plea to end gun violence.

Smith admitted he has grown “weary” of dealing with gunshot victims.

He said: There’s only so many times you can walk into a room and tell someone they’re not coming home tomorrow.

“And it just breaks your heart when you hear someone screaming, ‘Mommy’ or ‘Daddy.’ It just becomes too hard, day in and day out, to be able to do that.”

Smith noted the hospital did not have enough blood required to treat Monday’s shooting victims, with the American Red Cross delivering 170 additional units which were needed. 

A fifth victim had been discharged earlier today, leaving four still hospitalized. Two remain in the ICU, including officer Nick Wilt, who has undergone brain surgery and is still sedated.

The city will host a vigil tomorrow evening at the Muhammad Ali Center for all the victims of gun violence.

Police said they will continue to release more information about the shooting today, including bodycam video of Sturgeon’s rampage at the Old National Bank.