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You can hear the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department s Genae Cook giving a statement below:
IMPD says 8 people have died and multiple others were injured in the mass shooting at the FedEx facility in Indy. pic.twitter.com/CwVCqEhmyn
Though full details of the incident have yet to be confirmed, it is thought the assailant opened fire using a sub-machine gun or some sort of automatic rifle , according to witness, Jeremiah Miller.
The FedEx worker said he immediately ducked down and got scared upon seeing the attacker open fire.
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No motive has yet been established but the suspected gunman is believed to have turned the gun on himself. His identity is also yet to be confirmed.
8 killed in mass shooting at Indianapolis FedEx facility
The gunman reportedly took his own life after firing indiscriminately.
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At least eight people were dead after a shooting at the FedEx Ground Plainfield Operations Centre in Indianapolis, Indiana, late on Thursday, according to police.
The gunman reportedly took his own life after firing indiscriminately.
Eight of those who were shot died on the scene, while some others were hospitalised with injuries, according to Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) spokesperson Genae Cook.
She told reporters that the motive for the killing was unclear, and that IMPD would work with the Indiana State Police to investigate the shooting.
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