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‘Mass casualty incident’: Multiple people reported wounded in shooting at FedEx facility in Indianapolis 8 people killed & ‘many’ wounded in mass 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. Eight people have been killed and numerous others wounded in a shooting that occurred at a FedEx facility near the Indianapolis International Airport in Indiana, police said.
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. Law enforcement rushed to the scene on Thursday night after receiving reports of shots being fired inside the building. “As officers arrived, they came into contact with an active shooting incident,” city police spokeswoman Genae Cook told the media. “We have located eight people deceased at the scene, and many others with injuries.”
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. In earlier statements, Indianapolis police described the shooting as a “mass casualty” incident and said preliminary information suggested that the suspect had taken his own life. The community was no longer in danger, police stressed.
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.  One man told local media his niece was shot in the arm at a gas station just outside the warehouse complex that includes a FedEx Ground warehouse.
“I saw one body on the floor,” a witness – apparently a FedEx employee who was on a break – told local media.  Witnesses who spoke to the media reported hearing gunfire and seeing bodies in the facility. One person said they saw the alleged suspect firing an automatic weapon. 
Another police statement said officers had 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.
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