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Brandon Hole, the 19-year-old who the police say fatally shot eight people at a FedEx facility on Thursday night, legally purchased two semiautomatic rifles he used in the attack more than six months earlier, according to the chief of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department.
Indianapolis Shooter Brandon Hole Legally Bought Weapons Used in Massacre
On 4/17/21 at 9:32 PM EDT
Brandon Hole, the suspect who shot and killed several people during a mass shooting Thursday night at a FedEx facility outside of the Indianapolis airport, legally bought the weapons used during his massacre, the Indianapolis police said Saturday night.
The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) stated that Hole legally obtained those weapons, according to a search by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF).
UPDATE-During Thursday’s incident, the suspect, Brandon Hole, was witnessed using assault rifles in the assault. ATF conducted a trace on the two weapons. IMPD learned that Brandon Hole purchased the rifles legally in July and September of 2020. IMPD (@IMPDnews) April 18, 2021
Indianapolis FedEx shooter bought guns legally despite family’s warning, red flag law
Updated 10:21 AM;
INDIANAPOLIS The former employee who shot and killed eight people at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis legally purchased the two assault rifles used in the attack despite red flag laws designed to prevent that, 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 in July and September of last year, officials with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department said Saturday.
IMPD did not share where Hole bought the guns, citing the ongoing investigation, but said Hole was witnessed using both rifles during the assault.
Indianapolis police say a resisting shoplifter pointed a gun at a security guard inside a Beech Grove Walmart on Saturday, causing another shopper to fire shots at him in a chaotic scene.
The suspect was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. A loss prevention officer was treated at the scene for minor injuries.
Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department Officer Samone Burris said officers heard reports of a shoplifter resisting security at the Walmart off South Emerson Avenue around 4 p.m.
En route to the Walmart, officers learned that shots were fired inside. Burris said that another shopper fired after the suspected shoplifter pulled his own gun, but did not hit him.