8 Dead in Indianapolis FedEx Shooting

A gunman killed eight people and wounded several others before apparently taking his own life in a late-night attack at a FedEx facility near the Indianapolis airport, police said, in the latest in a spate of mass shootings after a relative lull during the pandemic.

Five people were hospitalized after the Thursday night shooting, according to police. One of them had critical injuries, police spokesperson Genae Cook said. Another two people were treated and released at the scene. FedEx said people who worked for the company were among the dead....

A gunman killed eight people and then apparently turned his weapon on himself at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis on Thursday, in a mass shooting that left several others injured, authorities said.

Here’s what to know:

The authorities were still working to confirm the identities of the shooter and the victims.

As investigators search for a motive, police said the shooting “wasn’t precipitated by any kind of a disturbance or an argument.”

Police responded just after 11 p.m. to reports of shots fired. Upon arriving at the facility, officers came...