OPINION / OBSERVER By Lu Xue Published: Apr 18, 2021 08:05 PM People bow their heads during a moment of prayer during a vigil to mourn the eight murdered FedEx Ground employees at Krannert Park on April 17, 2021 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Photo: AFP A gunman on Thursday killed eight people at a FedEx warehouse facility near Indianapolis airport in the US state of Indiana before killing himself. When reporting it was at least the 45th mass shooting in the US since March 16, CNN wrote, "Stunning, right? Sad, right? Outrageous, right?" It is reported so far, mass shootings in the US have increased nearly 73 percent from the same period last year.