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Updated April 16th at 7:22
Police ask anyone with family members who work at the facility that have not yet been contacted to go to the Holiday Inn Express at 8555 Stansted Drive.
The following statement can be attributed to Mayor Joe Hogsett regarding last night’s mass shooting:
“This morning, Indianapolis residents are confronted with the horrific news of yet another mass shooting, an act of violence that senselessly claimed the lives of eight of our neighbors. As law enforcement works to learn more about this tragedy, our prayers are with the families of those whose lives were cut short.
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(Reuters) -A gunman shot eight people dead and injured several others at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis before taking his own life, police said early on Friday.
The incident occurred at a FedEx operations center near the Indianapolis International airport, after 11pm local time on Thursday night.
Indianapolis police spokeswoman Genae Cook said the authorities had responded to a report that shots had been fired and “arrived to an active shooter incident.”
“Preliminary information is that the alleged shooter has taken his own life here at the scene,” she said, adding that there was no longer any threat to the community.
By Celine Castronuovo - 04/16/21 05:57 PM EDT
The FBI on Friday revealed that the mother of the suspected gunman in a shooting that took place at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis, Ind., warned authorities last year that her son might commit “suicide by cop.” The suspect’s mother contacted law enforcement to report he might try to commit ‘suicide by cop,’ ” Paul Keenan, the special agent in charge of the FBI’s Indianapolis field office, said in a statement shared with The Hill.
Keenan said that authorities received the warning in March 2020 about the suspect, who on Friday was identified as 19-year-old Brandon Scott Hole.
Teenager Kills Eight Persons In US Mass Shooting, Kills Self
FedEx declined to name the suspect, but spokesperson Jim Masilak told CNN, “We can confirm that the perpetrator was a former employee at the facility.
by SaharaReporters, New York
Apr 16, 2021
A 19-year-old has shot and killed eight people, injuring several others at a FedEx Corp. facility in Indianapolis, United States.
The incident happened on Thursday night, in which the gunman also shot himself dead, the city’s police said.
The Indianapolis incident is the third shooting of this scale in recent weeks.
The shooting suspect has been identified as Brandon Hole, according to law-enforcement officials. Mr. Hole is a former employee of the company, a person familiar with the matter said.