FedEx CEO: Company lost 8 team members Thursday A crime lab technician works outside the Indianapolis FedEx facility on Friday, April 16. Jeff Dean/AFP/Getty Images The CEO and chairman of FedEX called last night's shooting "devastating," confirming the company lost eight team members. "It is with a heavy heart that I write to you regarding the tragedy that occurred at our FedEx Ground facility in Indianapolis last night," Frederick W. Smith wrote in a letter to employees published Friday. "While it will take some time to fully understand what happened, we know we lost eight team members in this senseless act of violence."