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April 19, 2021 Share
The former employee who shot and killed eight people at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis legally bought the two rifles used in the attack despite red flag laws designed to prevent such purchases, police said.
A trace of the two guns found by investigators at the scene revealed that suspect Brandon Scott Hole, 19, of Indianapolis, legally bought the rifles last July and September, officials with the Indianapolis police said Saturday.
The police did not say where Hole bought what they described as “assault rifles,” citing the ongoing investigation, but said he was seen using both rifles during the shooting.
13 Investigates has learned Hole had a previous encounter with police during a mental health call in 2020. In a police report about the incident released by IMPD on Monday, April 19, Hole s mother had reportedly visited police on March 3, 2020 to tell them her son had bought a shotgun the day before and voiced his intention to point it at officers so they would shoot him.
After speaking with his mother, a behavioral unit was called to Hole s home, encountered him, then immediately detained him and took him to the hospital for evaluation. Police also seized his shotgun at that time and it was not returned.
FedEx gunman visited white supremacist websites a year before carrying out his attack By Caitlin O Kane FedEx shooting puts spotlight on red flag laws
The 19-year-old gunman who killed eight people at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis last week has previously browsed White supremacy websites, according to new details released by Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department.
The gunman, Brandon Scott Hole, was a former FedEx employee, who was last employed by the company in 2020, according to police. Among those he killed were four Sikhs. Members of the religion, which began in India in the 15th century, began settling in Indiana more than 50 years ago.