A 19-year-old US resident has shot and killed eight people, injuring several others at a FedEx Corp. facility in Indianapolis, United States.
The incident happened Thursday night, and the killer also shot himself dead, the city’s police said.
This is the third US mass shooting reported in recent weeks.
The shooting suspect has been identified as Brandon Hole, who is also a former employee of FedEx, the company that the shooter attacked.
Around 11 pm Thursday, the suspect drove into the FedEx Ground facility’s parking lot, exited his vehicle and began shooting at people, Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Deputy Chief Craig McCartt said at a news conference Friday morning.
The man then entered the building, shooting at more people before killing himself. By the time police arrived, they found “an active and chaotic crime scene,” Deputy Chief McCartt said.
According to the police chief, the incident lasted only a few minutes and by the time officers went inside the facility, the shooter had already committed suicide.
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FedEx declined to name the suspect, but spokesperson Jim Masilak told CNN, “We can confirm that the perpetrator was a former employee at the facility.”
The suspect in the Indianapolis mass shooting was known to federal and local authorities before the attack. According to reports, a family member of the suspected shooter reached out to authorities warning about the suspect’s potential for violence.
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