Fedex Shooter Identified As 19-year-old Brandon Scott Hole
The suspect who killed eight people at an Indianapolis FedEx facility has been identified as 19-year-old Brandon Scott Hole. It is believed that he targeted members of the Sikh community who worked at the facility.
Law enforcement revealed his identity to NBC News. Two law enforcement are currently searching a home in Indianapolis related with Hole and have seized evidence, including computers and other electronic media. He is apparently known to federal authorities.
As we reported, the shooting reportedly went down after 11 p.m. Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department spokeswoman Officer Genae Cook told reporters that the gunman killed himself at the scene. A search found eight bodies, she added. That number did not include the gunman. No law enforcement officers were injured, she said. Police were still working to identify the deceased and notify their families.
In a statement, FedEx said: “We are deeply shocked and saddened by the loss of our team members following the tragic shooting at our FedEx Ground facility in Indianapolis. Our most heartfelt sympathies are with all those affected by this senseless act of violence. The safety of our team members is our top priority, and we are fully cooperating with investigating authorities.”
Officials load a body into a vehicle at the site of a mass shooting at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis, Indiana, on April 16, 2021. – A gunman has killed at least eight people at the facility before turning the gun on himself in the latest in a string of mass shootings in the country, authorities said. The incident came a week after President Joe Biden branded US gun violence an “epidemic” and an “international embarrassment” as he waded into the tense debate over gun control, a powerful political issue in the US. (Photo by Jeff Dean / AFP) (Photo by JEFF DEAN/AFP via Getty Images)
