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At least eight people were killed inside an Indianapolis FedEx facility during a late-night shooting, which ended only when the gunman took his own life, according to authorities.
Shooting probably only lasted one to two minutes,” police investigator says
The FedEx shooting probably only lasted one to two minutes,” the deputy chief of criminal investigations for Indianapolis police told CNN early Friday morning. It was very short, Craig McCartt said, adding that the suspect exited his vehicle and immediately began shooting while in the parking lot.
According to McCartt, the suspect entered the facility and continued shooting.
Police officers then arrived at the scene.
McCartt said he believed the suspect encountered police officers inside the facility and then took his own life.
Officers found eight deceased people both inside the building and in the parking lot.
Death toll includes gunman, police say; Jim Hanson, president of Security Studies, with insight.
A mass shooting at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis late Thursday night has left at least eight people dead and several others injured, police say.
The shooter who opened fire at the facility near the city’s airport also died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department spokesperson Genae Cook. That person, as of Friday morning, has yet to be publicly identified.
Police say five people have been hospitalized following the gunfire, including one person with critical injuries. FedEx employees are among the dead, the company has confirmed.
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Eight people were shot and killed and several others injured in a mass shooting Thursday night at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis, according to local authorities.
When officers arrived at the scene just after 11 p.m. local time, it was an active shooter situation, Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department Officer Genae Cook said during a media briefing.
Police said the alleged shooter has taken his own life.