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Gunman in Indianapolis FedEx shooting used two legally purchased assault rifles, police say
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ALAN MBATHI / IPB NEWS
Community members and elected officials came together Saturday to offer prayers and call for an end to violence during vigils honoring the victims of Indianapolis’ latest mass shooting.
About 200 people attended a candlelight vigil at Krannert Park on Indianapolis’ westside Saturday evening. Eight candles were lit to represent each person killed late Thursday night when a former employee arrived at a FedEx facility and opened fire with two assault rifles.
Ryenne Beaty is a childhood friend of 19-year-old Samaria Blackwell, who was among those who died. She said she did not believe the news at first.
Gunman in FedEx shooting used two legally purchased assault rifles
Connie Nance raises her arms in prayer during a vigil at the Olivet Missionary Baptist Church in Indianapolis, Saturday, April 17, 2021, for the victims of the shooting at a FedEx facility. A gunman killed eight people and wounded several others before taking his own life in a late-night attack at a FedEx facility near the Indianapolis airport, police said. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Published April 18. 2021 12:16AM
Breanna Cooper, Lateshia Beachum and Joel Achenbach, The Washington Post
INDIANAPOLIS - Residents held vigils here Saturday in memory of eight people gunned down late Thursday at a FedEx plant, as authorities said the 19-year-old gunman used two assault rifles to target his former workplace.
Gunman in Indianapolis FedEx shooting used two legally purchased assault rifles, police say Breanna Cooper, Lateshia Beachum, Joel Achenbach © Jon Cherry/Getty Images Groups mourners and gun violence advocates bow their heads and weep as they gather for a prayer vigil Saturday at Olivet Missionary Baptist Church in Indianapolis. The vigil was held in the wake of the mass shooting Thursday at a FedEx facility.
INDIANAPOLIS The 19-year-old gunman who fatally shot eight people at a FedEx plant Thursday used two legally purchased assault rifles, police said Saturday, raising new questions as many call for tighter restrictions on powerful firearms and more safeguards on who can own them.
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