Indianapolis Star
Authorities have identified the suspect in the mass shooting at an Indianapolis FedEx facility Thursday night as 19-year-old Brandon Scott Hole of Indiana.
Two law enforcement officials briefed on the matter provided the identity to the Associated Press. The investigators are searching a home in Indianapolis associated with Hole and have seized evidence, including desktop computers and other electronic media, the officials said. The officials could not discuss the matter publicly and spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity.
Who is Brandon Scott Hole?
Indianapolis police reported Friday afternoon that Hole was a former FedEx employee, and last worked for the company in 2020.
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The 19-year-old gunman who killed eight people at an Indianapolis FedEx facility Thursday used two legally purchased assault rifles, police said late Saturday.
Paul Keenan, special agent in charge of the FBI’s Indianapolis field office, previously said agents questioned Hole last year after his mother called police to say that her son might commit “suicide by cop.” He said the FBI was called after items were found in Hole’s bedroom, but he did not elaborate on what they were. He said agents found no evidence of a crime and that they did not identify Hole as espousing a racially motivated ideology.
A police report obtained by the Associated Press showed that officers seized a pump-action shotgun from Hole’s home after responding to the mother’s call. Keenan said the gun was never returned.
In March 2020, police took a brand new shotgun from then 18-year-old Brandon Scott Hole when his mother reported his desire to die at the hands of law enforcement.
And 13 months removed from the call his mother made to police at the precipice of the pandemic, Hole used his two assault weapons to kill eight people and himself at a FedEx facility on Indianapolis’ southwest side.
As the city grieves, questions surround the 19-year-old alleged gunman s ability to legally buy multiple weapons mere weeks after both local and federal authorities were made aware of his mental instability and his plans to commit suicide by cop.