Indianapolis FedEx shooting: Gunman had 2 assault rifles, police say
ByBob D'Angelo and Natalie Dreier, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
ByBob D'Angelo and Natalie Dreier, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
INDIANAPOLIS — Eight people were killed and multiple people were injured late Thursday after a gunman opened fire at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis, according to police. The gunman is also dead, apparently from a self-inflicted wound.
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Photos: FedEx shooting victims remembered during Indianapolis vigil Family and friends of Karli Smith, who was killed during a mass shooting, attend a vigil in Indianapolis, Indiana on April 18, 2021 to remember the victims of a mass shooting at a local FedEx facility which took the lives of eight people. (JEFF DEAN/AFP via Getty Images)
Photos: FedEx shooting victims remembered during Indianapolis vigil A man reacts during a vigil in Indianapolis, Indiana on April 18, 2021 to remember the victims of a mass shooting at a local FedEx facility which took the lives of eight people. (JEFF DEAN/AFP via Getty Images)
Photos: FedEx shooting victims remembered during Indianapolis vigil Family members of Karli Smith, who was killed in a mass shooting, attend a vigil in Indianapolis, Indiana on April 18, 2021 to remember the victims of a mass shooting at a local FedEx facility which took the lives of eight people. (JEFF DEAN/AFP via Getty Images)
Photos: FedEx shooting victims remembered during Indianapolis vigil Family, friends and communitys members attend a vigil in Indianapolis, Indiana on April 18, 2021 to remember the victims of a mass shooting at a local FedEx facility which took the lives of eight people. (JEFF DEAN/AFP via Getty Images)
Photos: FedEx shooting victims remembered during Indianapolis vigil Family, friends and communitys members lay flowers and candles during a vigil in Indianapolis, Indiana on April 18, 2021 to remember the victims of a mass shooting at a local FedEx facility which took the lives of eight people. (JEFF DEAN/AFP via Getty Images)
Photos: FedEx shooting victims remembered during Indianapolis vigil Family, friends and communitys members attend a vigil in Indianapolis, Indiana on April 18, 2021 to remember the victims of a mass shooting at a local FedEx facility which took the lives of eight people. (JEFF DEAN/AFP via Getty Images)
Photos: FedEx shooting victims remembered during Indianapolis vigil Bernie Smith, 12, and Emma Smith, 14, siblings of Karli Smith who was killed during a mass shooting, react at a vigil in Indianapolis, Indiana on April 18, 2021 to remember the victims of a mass shooting at a local FedEx facility which took the lives of eight people. (JEFF DEAN/AFP via Getty Images)
Photos: FedEx shooting victims remembered during Indianapolis vigil Family, friends and communitys members attend a vigil in Indianapolis, Indiana on April 18, 2021 to remember the victims of a mass shooting at a local FedEx facility which took the lives of eight people. (JEFF DEAN/AFP via Getty Images)
Photos: FedEx shooting victims remembered during Indianapolis vigil Family, friends and communitys members attend a vigil in Indianapolis, Indiana on April 18, 2021 to remember the victims of a mass shooting at a local FedEx facility which took the lives of eight people. (JEFF DEAN/AFP via Getty Images)
Photos: FedEx shooting victims remembered during Indianapolis vigil Family members of Amarjeet Johal, who was killed in a mass shooting, attend a vigil in Indianapolis, Indiana on April 18, 2021 to remember the victims of a mass shooting at a local FedEx facility which took the lives of eight people. (JEFF DEAN/AFP via Getty Images)
The facility is located near Indianapolis International Airport, WRTV reported.
William Young, the public information officer for the Indianapolis Metro Police Department, said police called the incident a “mass casualty,” according to WRTV.
