FedEx released a statement to NBC News early Friday morning.
“We are aware of the tragic shooting at our FedEx Ground facility near the Indianapolis airport, it read. Safety is our top priority, and our thoughts are with all those who are affected. We are working to gather more information and are cooperating with investigating authorities.”
A witness who said he works at the facility told WISH-TV that he saw a man with a gun after hearing several gunshots.
“I saw a man with a submachine gun of some sort, an automatic rifle, and he was firing in the open,” Jeremiah Miller said.
Updated: 2:21 AM EDT April 16, 2021
INDIANAPOLIS Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department said they responded to an active shooter incident after 11pm Thursday night at the FedEx building at 8951 Mirabel Rd. near the Indianapolis International Airport.
Police said they found multiple people shot at the scene and were taken to several hospitals.
A witness told 13News he was working inside the FedEx building when he heard gunshots. He said looked up and saw a gunman and ducked down when he heard several more shots. The shooting witness said when he ran out of the building, he saw one person who was injured on the ground and not moving.
The suspect appears to have taken his own life and there is no active threat, police said.
A witness who said he works at the facility told NBC s Indianapolis affiliate WTHR-TV that he was working inside the FedEx building when he heard gunshots. He said looked up and saw a gunman and ducked down when he heard several more shots. He then ran out of the building, where he saw one person who was injured on the ground and not moving.
The family of a woman who worked at FedEx told WTHR that she was sitting in her car in the driver s seat when the gunfire erupted. She was shot in the arm and taken to the hospital.
Fedex released a statement early Friday saying it is cooperating with authorities and working to get more information.
“We are aware of the tragic shooting at our FedEx Ground facility near the Indianapolis airport. Safety is our top priority, and our thoughts are with all those who are affected,” the statement said.
Live video from news outlets at the scene showed crime scene tape in the parking lot outside the facility.
A witness who said he works at the facility told WISH-TV that he saw a man with a gun after hearing several gunshots.
“I saw a man with a submachine gun of some sort, an automatic rifle, and he was firing in the open,” Jeremiah Miller said.
Police responding to a ‘mass casualty situation’ at FedEx facility in Indianapolis
Law enforcement officials in Indianapolis are working a “mass casualty situation,” according to Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department Spokesperson Officer Genae Cook.
The incident happened at a FedEx facility located at 8951 Mirabel Road in Indianapolis, according to Cook.
Police are on the scene and gathering information, no other details were immediately available.
The major nearby highway, the I-70, is closed in both direction between I-465 and the Ronald Reagan Parkway due to the police activity, according to Indiana State Police Sgt. John Perrine. “Please seek alternate routes,” he tweeted.