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Today in History: Nine dead in Indianapolis FedEx shooting tragedy

4/15/2026

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On April 15, 2021, a mass shooting at a FedEx Ground facility in Indianapolis, Indiana, resulted in the deaths of eight individuals and injuries to four others. The shooter, 19-year-old Brandon Scott Hole, later took his own life. The FBI labeled the incident as "an act of suicidal murder," marking it as Indiana's deadliest mass shooting.

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On April 15, 2021, a mass shooting at a FedEx Ground facility in Indianapolis, Indiana, resulted in the deaths of eight individuals and injuries to four others. The shooter, 19-year-old Brandon Scott Hole, later took his own life. The FBI labeled the incident as "an act of suicidal murder," marking it as Indiana's deadliest mass shooting.