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WASHINGTON: An armed man shot and killed eight other people and wounded several more at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis before killing himself, police said Friday.
An Indianapolis police officer said the government no longer believes there is an active risk to the community.
“Today is very heartbreaking and, you know, at the Annapolis Metropolitan Police Department, officers responded, entered, entered and did their job,” Agent Genae Cook said.
The incident occurred at a FedEx facility on Mirabel Road, Indianapolis, late Thursday night near Indianapolis International Airport.
Cook said four other people were transferred to hospitals, one in critical condition with gunshot wounds and another 3 with other injuries.
He added that two other people had been treated at the facility medically and discharged, and that “several” more had entered hospitals in neighboring areas.
He said the police would hold a press conference on Friday morning.
“I’m sorry about the mass shooting at the FedEx facility here in Indianapolis and I pray for everyone affected by this tragedy,” said U. S. Congressman Andre Carson, an Indiana representative.
“I am in touch with the local government to know all the main points of the attack and my workplace is in a position to help all those affected in any way possible. “
A guy who said he worked at the factory told the TV station WISH-TV that he saw the gunguy shoot.
“I saw a guy with some kind of gun, an automatic rifle and shooting outside. I gave myself up without delay and got scared,” Jeremiah Miller said.
Timothy Boillat, a facility worker, told the station that he saw about 30 police cars arrive at the site while witnessing the shooting.
“After hearing the gunshots, I saw a frame on the ground,” he said.
“Fortunately, I was far enough away where he [the shooter] didn’t see me. “
A FedEx spokesman said the company is running to collect more data and cooperate with investigating authorities.
“We are aware of the tragic shooting at our facility near Indianapolis airport,” the company said in a statement.
“Safety is our most sensible priority and our minds are with everyone involved. “
The delivery company’s facilities are reported to more than 4,000 people.
A video showed a police gang at the site of the incident, which follows several mass shootings in recent weeks.
At the end of last month, four people, in addition to a child, were shot dead in a Southern California building.
On March 22, 10 other people were killed in a shootout at a grocery store in Boulder, Colorado.
He arrived here less than a week after a man shot and killed eight people, six Asian women, at spas in Atlanta, Georgia.
Nearly 40,000 other people in the United States die each year from firearms, more of which are suicides.
The factor of gun regulation in the United States is politically onerous.
President Joe Biden announced six executive measures this month that said they would end the crisis of gun violence.
“This is a foreign disgrace,” Biden told members of Congress and gun activists on a rite in the White House.
The motion attacked without delay through Republicans, and House Party Leader Kevin McCarthy warned of “excessive unconstitutional meaning. “