Investigators to give final update on FedEx mass shooting

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) —On Wednesday IMPD, the FBI and officials from the U.S. Department of Justice will give a final update on the mass shooting at an Indianapolis FedEx facility.

The press conference will be held at 11 a.m. at the Indiana State Police Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Division. IMPD Chief Randal Taylor, IMPD Deputy Chief of Investigations Craig McCartt, Federal Bureau of Investigations SAC Paul Keenan and U.S. Department of Justice, Acting United States Attorney John Childress are expected to speak.

In April, eight people were killed when a 19-year-old man opened fire at the FedEx facility. The victims range from 19 to 74 years old. They were all employees at FedEx and worked in the building.

IMPD said Brandon Hole was the gunman and took his own life after the killings. To this day, it’s not been clear why he opened fire and on Wednesday there is hope to learn more about a motive.

Officials said Hole was a former employee at FedEx and last worked with the company in 2020. After the shooting, IMPD said Hole had two assault rifles that he bought legally in July and September of 2020. Just before that, in March of 2020, the FBI said Hole’s mother told law enforcement that he might try to commit suicide by cop.

The FBI said Hole was placed on an immediate detention mental health temporary hold by IMPD and a shotgun was taken from his home in March of 2020. However, Hole never appeared before a judge for a hearing under Indiana’s “Red flag” law, because authorities did not seek such a hearing. No criminal violation was found in 2020.

Previous coverage

• Former FedEx employee, 19, fatally shot 8 people before taking own life
• Authorities were warned about FedEx suspect’s potential for violence, sources say
• ‘Help me, I’ve been shot’: FedEx shooting replays in workers’ minds, distresses others in Indy
• Faith in Indiana leaders call for gun laws to change in light on FedEx shooting
• FedEx shooting victims: Family, friends share memories
• Assault rifles used in FedEx mass shooting were bought legally, IMPD says
• Sikh community remembers 4 members killed in FedEx mass shooting
• Words of grief, calls to action at vigil for victims of FedEx mass shooting
• Beech Grove holds vigil for FedEx shooting victims
• Families of FedEx shooting victims work to figure out what comes next
• Prosecutor: FedEx shooter didn’t have ‘red flag’ hearing
• Sikh Political Action Committee forms task force after FedEx mass shooting
• Steve Weisert’s family remembers the engineer, father and funny guy killed in FedEx shooting
• FedEx shooting victim Matthew Alexander’s family remembers him as hardworking, humble, sports fan
• FedEx increasing security; limited operations to begin by end of week
• Police saw white supremacist websites on FedEx shooter’s computer during 2020 gun seizure, IMPD says
• ATF issued an urgent trace for FedEx shooter’s guns
• United Sikhs helping families of FedEx victims obtain expedited visas
• Remembering FedEx shooting victim Amarjit Sekhon, ‘pillar’ of her family