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| ‘Mass casualty incident’: Multiple people reported wounded in shooting at FedEx facility in Indianapolis | ‘Mass casualty incident’: Multiple people reported wounded in shooting at FedEx facility in Indianapolis |
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| Reports of shots fired inside a FedEx facility near the Indianapolis, Indiana international airport have led police to close off a stretch of I-70 highway. Witnesses spoke of multiple people shot inside. | Reports of shots fired inside a FedEx facility near the Indianapolis, Indiana international airport have led police to close off a stretch of I-70 highway. Witnesses spoke of multiple people shot inside. |
| A massive police response was underway on Mirabel Road, southwest of Indianapolis, on Thursday night. One man told local media his niece was shot in the arm at a gas station that is just outside the warehouse complex that includes a FedEx Ground warehouse. | A massive police response was underway on Mirabel Road, southwest of Indianapolis, on Thursday night. One man told local media his niece was shot in the arm at a gas station that is just outside the warehouse complex that includes a FedEx Ground warehouse. |
| Indianapolis police said in a statement that preliminary information suggested the shooter took his own life, adding that there was no longer an active threat to the community. | |
| Earlier, public information officer William Young told reporters that the shooting was a "mass casualty" incident, but did not provide more details on the situation. | |
| “I saw one body on the floor,” one witness – apparently a FedEx employee who was on a break – told local media. | “I saw one body on the floor,” one witness – apparently a FedEx employee who was on a break – told local media. |
| Another police statement said officers have located “multiple victims.” | Another police statement said officers have located “multiple victims.” |
| The FedEx facility employs more than 4,500 people and is the second-largest hub in the company's global network, according to the Indianapolis Star. | The FedEx facility employs more than 4,500 people and is the second-largest hub in the company's global network, according to the Indianapolis Star. |