Gunman kills 8, injures 5 others in mass shooting at an Indianapolis FedEx facility
Shooter found dead at scene
By: WRTV Staff
and last updated 2021-04-16 11:17:59-04
Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) officers received a call around 11 p.m. ET of reports that shots had been fired at the FedEx facility in the 8900 block of Mirabel Road in Indianapolis.
At a press conference Friday morning, IMPD officials said that the suspect drove to the facility and began firing in the parking lot shortly after his arrival. The suspect then moved inside the building and shot several more people.
The suspect was found dead inside the building after dying by suspected suicide shortly before officers arrived.
By Morgan Chalfant - 04/16/21 11:47 AM EDT
The White House is “horrified” by the late Thursday mass shooting in Indianapolis that killed eight people at a FedEx facility, press secretary Jen Psaki
“We are horrified by the shooting overnight at a FedEx facility,” Psaki said. “The president has been briefed by his team this morning, and key aides, including the White House chief of staff and homeland security adviser, have been in touch with local leaders and law enforcement on the ground.”
Psaki pointed to the executive actions President Biden signed last week intended to curb gun violence and reiterated his call on Congress to pass bills expanding background checks, which have passed the House, and to ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines.
By Celine Castronuovo - 04/16/21 03:00 PM EDT
Police on Friday identified the suspected shooter in the attack at an Indianapolis FedEx facility the previous night that left eight people dead as 19-year-old Brandon Scott Hole.
The Indianapolis Metro Police Department confirmed the gunman s identity in a press briefing Friday afternoon, adding that Hole was a former FedEx employee who was last employed in 2020.
A FedEx spokesperson had confirmed to the AP and The New York Times earlier Friday that Hole used to work for the company, and that it was cooperating closely with investigators.
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Indianapolis Police Chief Randal Taylor told reporters that officials were interviewing witnesses and collecting evidence to determine a motive behind the mass shooting, the latest to rock the nation.