In Indianapolis, police are trying to determine a motive for America's latest mass shooting. Authorities have identified the gunman who opened fire late Thursday night at a FedEx processing center near the airport, killing eight people.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden faced increased pressure on Friday to stem gun violence amid a rash of mass shootings across the United States, but he faces an uphill battle to significantly change the country's permissive firearms laws. The day after a shooter killed eight people and himself at a FedEx Corp facility in Indianapolis, Biden insisted he could tackle the problem while also pushing a sweeping jobs package and working to rein in the coronavirus pandemic. Biden said Congress should ban military-style "assault" weapons and large-capacity ammunition magazines.
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Police describe what officers saw when they arrived at FedEx shooting scene in Indianapolis.
Eight people were shot dead and several others were injured in a mass shooting at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis Thursday night, according to authorities. The suspect, 19-year-old Brandon Hole -- who FedEx says was a former employee -- was found dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, Craig McCartt, deputy chief of Criminal Investigations at Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, said at a Friday news conference. When officers arrived at the FedEx facility near the Indianapolis airport just after 11 p.m., they found a "chaotic and active crime scene," McCartt said.
Several victims were also injured in the shooting before the suspect killed himself. Authorities are trying to determine a motive. It’s the latest in a series of recent high-profile mass shootings.
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