4/16/2021
By Shubham Kalia
April 16 (Reuters) - A gunman killed at least eight people
at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis and wounded several others
before taking his own life, police said early on Friday, in the
latest in a rash of mass shootings across the United States in
recent weeks.
At least 30 people have been killed in U.S. mass shootings
in the last month alone, reigniting a fiery debate over gun
violence and the U.S. constitutional right to bear arms as the
country struggles to emerge from a lingering coronavirus
pandemic.
The rampage unfolded at a FedEx operations center
4/16/2021
By Maria Caspani
April 16 (Reuters) - A gunman killed at least eight
employees at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis and wounded
several other people before taking his own life, police said
early on Friday, in the latest in a rash of mass shootings
across the United States in recent weeks.
At least 30 individuals have been killed in U.S. mass
shootings in the last month alone, reigniting a fiery debate
over gun violence and the U.S. constitutional right to bear arms
as the country struggles to emerge from a lingering coronavirus
pandemic.
The rampage unfolded at a FedEx operations center
Midwest Communications
(Reuters) -A gunman shot eight people dead and injured several others at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis before taking his own life, police said early on Friday.
The incident occurred at a FedEx operations center near the Indianapolis International airport, after 11pm local time on Thursday night.
Indianapolis police spokeswoman Genae Cook said the authorities had responded to a report that shots had been fired and “arrived to an active shooter incident.”
“Preliminary information is that the alleged shooter has taken his own life here at the scene,” she said, adding that there was no longer any threat to the community.
By Maria Caspani and Shubham Kalia
April 16 (Reuters) - The 19-year-old gunman who opened fire at a FedEx site in Indianapolis, killing eight workers before taking his own life, was a former employee of the facility, but his motive for the rampage remained unknown, police said on Friday.
The incident - the latest in a spate of at least seven deadly mass shootings in the United States over the past month - unfolded at a FedEx operations center near Indianapolis International Airport in Indiana after 11 p.m. local time on Thursday night, police said.
It lasted only a couple of minutes and was already over by the time police responded to the scene, Craig McCartt, the Indianapolis police department s deputy chief, told a news briefing on Friday.
Gunman who killed 8 workers at Indianapolis FedEx facility was a former employee
By Maria Caspani and Shubham Kalia
Reuters
(Reuters) -The 19-year-old gunman who opened fire at a FedEx site in Indianapolis, killing eight workers before taking his own life, was a former employee of the facility, but his motive for the rampage remained unknown, police said on Friday.
The incident - the latest in a spate of at least seven deadly mass shootings in the United States over the past month - unfolded at a FedEx operations center near Indianapolis International Airport in Indiana after 11 p.m. local time on Thursday night, police said.