Four Sikhs killed in FedEx facility mass shooting in US
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At least eight people, including four Sikhs, were killed and five others were left injured in a mass shooting at a FedEx facility in the US state of Indiana, according to community leaders. The gunman, identified as 19-year-old Brandon Scott Hole of Indiana, allegedly died by suicide after the shooting on late Thursday night at the FedEx facility in Indianapolis, taking the toll to nine.
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Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) officers received a call around 11 p.m. ET of reports that shots had been fired at the FedEx facility in the 8900 block of Mirabel Road in Indianapolis.
At a press conference Friday morning, IMPD officials said that the suspect drove to the facility and began firing in the parking lot shortly after his arrival. The suspect then moved inside the building and shot several more people.
The suspect was found dead inside the building after dying by suspected suicide shortly before officers arrived. IMPD Deputy Police Chief Craig McCartt identified the suspect as 19-year-old Brandon Scott Hole of Indiana.
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Updated April 16 at 8:43 p.m.
Indianapolis police and the FBI continued Friday to investigate why a 19-year-old man opened fire at a FedEx facility on the city s southwest side, killing eight people and injuring several others.
Just after 8:00 p.m. IMPD and the Marion County Coroner’s office released the names of those killed. Police said those who died were 32-year-old Matthew R Alexander, 19-year-old Samaria Blackwell, 66-year-old Amarjeet Johal, 64-year-old Jaswinder Kaur, 68-year-old Jaswinder Singh, 48-year-old Amarjit Sekhon, 19-year-old Karli Smith, and 74-year-old John Weisert. In a news release, IMPD says Marion County’s Coroner’s Office will release cause of death once autopsies are completed.
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Police identify 8 people killed in Indianapolis FedEx shooting
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Indianapolis police guard Friday the entrance to a FedEx facility where a gunman had opened fire killing eight people and injuring several people before killing himself Thursday evening. Photo by Mark Lyons/EPA-EFE
April 17 (UPI) Indianapolis police have identified the eight people who died in Thursday night s FedEx shooting.
Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department said in an update Saturday that the Marion County Coroner s Office have released the names after notifying next-of-kin.
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The eight victims were identified as Matthew R. Alexander, 32, Samaria Blackwell, 19, Amarjeet Johal, 66, Jaswinder Kaur, 64, Jaswinder Singh, 68, Amarjit Sekhon, 48, Karli Smith, 19, and John Weisert, 74.