Indiana s red flag law was not pursued after police confiscated a firearm from 19-year-old Brandon Scott Hole months before the FedEx shooter purchased additional weapons, according to Marion County Prosecutor Ryan Mears.
At a Monday morning press conference, Mears said limitations surrounding the law, as well as the circumstances of the original seizure, led to the decision not to move forward with red flag proceedings.
Because of that, Hole was able to purchase additional weapons months later that he would eventually use to kill eight people at an Indianapolis FedEx facility.
Mears said police took a shotgun from Hole on March 3, 2020, after his mother reported suicidal threats made by her teenage son. The family also agreed not to pursue the return of the weapon.
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