At Least 8 People Dead, Several Others Injured In Shooting Near Indianapolis Airport
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Eight are dead and several wounded after a man opened fire at a Fedex facility in Indianapolis late last night before killing himself:
FOX 59 – The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department said at least eight people died and several others were wounded during a mass shooting on the southwest side. IMPD confirmed just before 7 a.m. Friday that the FBI will assist them in the investigation.
IMPD said the shooting happened at the FedEx ground facility in the 8900 block of Mirabel Road. When officers arrived around 11 p.m., they encountered an active shooter incident.
“After a preliminary search of the grounds inside and out, we have located eight people at the scene with injuries consistent to gunshot wounds. Those eight were pronounced dead here at the scene,” said Officer Genae Cook with IMPD.
Multiple people shot, injured at Indianapolis FedEx facility Phil Helsel and Kurt Chirbas © Provided by NBC News
Multiple people were shot at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis late Thursday, and the suspected shooter killed himself, a police official said.
Indianapolis police spokeswoman Officer Genae Cook said multiple people had injuries consistent with gunshot wounds, but she did not say whether anyone else died.
Preliminary information is that the shooter killed himself, she said. We don t feel that there is an active threat to the community at this time, she said.
Officers responded to reports of shots fired at the FedEx center near the city s airport just after 11 p.m., Cook said.
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3 p.m. Brandon Scott Hole is named suspect
Authorities have identified the suspect in a shooting at an Indianapolis FedEx facility 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.
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