FedEx shooting: 8 victims names released after Indianapolis shooter identified
By Casey Smith
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A mass shooting at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis late Thursday night has left at least eight people dead and several others injured, police say.
INDIANAPOLIS - The former employee who shot and killed eight people at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis was interviewed by FBI agents last year, after his mother called police to say that her son might commit suicide by cop, the bureau said Friday, as investigators searched for a motive in the latest mass shooting to rock the U.S.
FedEx mass shooting: Gunman identified as 19yo ex-employee
Law enforcement confer at the scene. Photo / AP
FedEx mass shooting: Gunman identified as 19yo ex-employee Sat, 17 Apr 2021, 2:54PM
FBI agents last year interviewed the gunman who fatally shot eight people at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis, the bureau said today as investigators searched the home of the 19-year-old former FedEx employee.
Brandon Scott Hole. Photo / Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department via AP
Coroners began the slow process of identifying the victims as family members spent hours agonising over word of their loved ones. The slayings on Thursday night (Friday NZT) marked the latest in a string of recent mass shootings to rock the US.
Eight people were shot and killed in a late-night shooting at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis, and the shooter killed himself, police said. FedEx says the
by: Gregg Montgomery and WISH Staff Reports
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Apr 16, 2021 / 09:27 PM EST
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) A 19-year-old gunman whose mother once warned authorities about his mental state was identified Friday as the man who fatally shot eight people late Thursday night at a FedEx facility before he killed himself inside the building.
The victims were identified Friday night as Matthew R. Alexander, 32; Samaria Blackwell, 19; Amarjeet Johal, 66; Jaswinder Kaur, 64; Jaswinder Singh, 68; Amarjit Sekhon, 48; Karli Smith, 19; and John Steve Weisert, 74.
Amarjeet Kaur Johal. (Photo Provided/Family)
Brandon Scott Hole of Indianapolis fired a rifle minutes after 11 p.m. Thursday in the parking lot and inside the FedEx facility on the southeast side near Indianapolis International Airport, IMPD Deputy Police Chief Craig McCartt said in a late-afternoon news conference Friday. He did not know the type of rifle used in the shooting or whether Hole legally owned the weapon.
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A FedEx flight on final approach flies over the FexEx Ground facility, Friday, April 16, 2021, in Indianapolis, where multiple people were shot at a FedEx Ground facility near the Indianapolis airport. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
INDIANAPOLIS The former employee who shot and killed eight people at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis was interviewed by FBI agents last year, after his mother called police to say that her son might commit “suicide by cop.” Coroners began the slow process of identifying the victims as family members spent hours agonizing over word of their loved ones. The shooter was identified as Brandon Scott Hole of Indianapolis, Deputy Police Chief Craig McCartt told a news conference. Investigators searched a home in Indianapolis associated with Hole and seized evidence, including desktop computers and other electronic media. T Hole began firing randomly at people in the parking lot of the FedEx facility late Thursday, killing four, before