Training paid off for first responders in Old National Bank shooting, emergency services director says | News from WDRB [Video]

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Louisville Metro Emergency Services oversees 911 dispatchers and EMS but also helps coordinate the city’s overall response.

One of its key roles is getting a mobile command center set up, an RV outfitted for the needs of critical response situations like active shooters, SWAT situations and even natural disasters.

On the day of the Old National Bank shooting, the RV was parked one block down from the bank at Jackson and Main streets.  

“You hope all that training is a waste of time,” said Jody Meiman, executive director of LMES. “But that day, it wasn’t.”

The command center is equipped with WiFi, charging ports, radios, several TV screens, printers and even a coffee machine for long days. 

Around 8:30 a.m. April 10, 2023, the 911 call center stared lighting up with calls about an active shooter at Old National Bank. Connor Sturgeon, a 25-year-old former employee …