FOP Head Snyder Critical of Marion Co. Prosecutor Ryan Mears
INDIANAPOLIS — The leader of the Indianapolis Fraternal Order of Police says Marion County Prosecutor Ryan Mears “failed” to keep guns away from accused FedEx shooter Brandon Hole.
In March of 2020, police received a call that Hole might attempt “suicide by cop.” As a result, the 19-year-old was taken to the hospital, and police seized a shotgun he had purchased that year. The weapon was never returned to him.
According to FOP President Rick Snyder, the police “took all steps available to them” to prevent Hole from accessing more firearms.
Indiana’s red flag law allows the seizure of firearms from potentially dangerous people. However, the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office never filed with the court to apply the red flag law to the accused FedEx shooter. As a result, Hole was able to purchase more guns effortlessly — and used them to kill eight people on April 15, 2021.