UPDATE @ 3:08 AM EST: Police confirmed during a press conference that 8 people were killed during the incident, not including the deceased suspect. Dozens are reported to have been injured.
UPDATE @ 2:01 AM EST: Police sources report that as many as 30 people were shot, and another 30 suffering other injuries.
#BREAKING: Law enforcement source says as many as 60 people injured in mass shooting at FedEx facility in Indianapolis, including more than 20 with gunshot wounds. At least five people dead, including shooting suspect.
— Matthew Keys (@MatthewKeysLive) April 16, 2021
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA — Reports of multiple victims of a mass shooting are coming in from a FedEx building in Indianapolis tonight.
#TrafficAlert
— Sgt. John Perrine (@ISPIndianapolis) April 16, 2021
I-70 is closed in both directions between I-465 and Ronald Regan Pkwy due to police activity in the area. Please seek alternate routes
The FedEx hub is the second largest in the world, employing 4,500 people.
A witness who said he works at the facility told WISH-TV that he saw a man with a gun after hearing several gunshots.
“I saw a man with a submachine gun of some sort, an automatic rifle, and he was firing in the open,” Jeremiah Miller said.
Via AP
Police have not released any other details surrounding the incident.
According to a source on Twitter, the suspect took his own life.
⚠️ BREAKING #FedEx Info ⛔️
— Katie Wisely (@KatieWiselyTV) April 16, 2021
-Police responded to active shooter at FedEx facility just after 11 pm
-Shooter took his own life
-Multiple people injured
-No active threat to community
-Family members of Fedex Employees go to the Holiday Inn Express @ 8555 Stansted Dr. @WISH_TV
FedEx released the following statement after several people were shot at a facility in Indianapolis. https://t.co/ByKwqbDXr6 pic.twitter.com/0YilnGeCOy
— WRTV Indianapolis (@wrtv) April 16, 2021
This is a developing story.
