Indianapolis mass shooting: Four Sikhs among eight killed after gunman opens fire at FedEx warehouse

It wasn’t clear if Sikh’s were the target of the attack. The FBI said it had interviewed the shooter last year but they did not identify him as espousing a racially motivated ideology Indianapolis’ tight-knit Sikh community mourned Saturday as members learned that four Sikhs were among the eight people killed in the mass shooting at a FedEx warehouse. Deputy Police Chief Craig McCartt, said 19-years-old Brandon Scott Hole, an ex-employee, apparently began firing randomly at people in the parking lot of the FedEx facility, killing four, before entering the building, fatally shooting four more people and then turning the gun on himself. “While we don’t yet know the motive of the shooter, he targeted a facility known to be heavily populated by Sikh employees, and the attack is traumatic for our community as we continue to face senseless violence, said Satjeet Kaur, Sikh Coalition Executive Director. Paul Keenan, special agent in charge of the FBI’s Indianapolis field office, said Friday that agents questioned Hole last year after his mother called police to say that her son might commit “suicide by cop.” He said the FBI was called after items were found in Hole’s bedroom but he did not elaborate on what they were.