Names of eight victims who died in FedEx shooting have been released: Friday updates
Indianapolis IN April 18 2021
Below are developments in the FedEx Indianapolis shooting from Friday, April 16. Read IndyStar’s continuing coverage on Saturday, April 17.
Eight people were killed and several more were injured in a mass shooting at the FedEx Ground Plainfield Operations Center late Thursday night.
Over the course of the day Friday, police confirmed the identity of the gunman, a 19-year-old former employee, at the FedEx Ground station on the southwest side of the city. The gunman was found dead in what is believed to be a suicide nearby, police said.
Police have confirmed the names of the eight people who died in the mass shooting at the FedEx Ground facility Thursday night. They are:
Amarjeet Kaur Johal, 66
Karli Smith, 19
Matthew R Alexander, 32
Samaria Blackwell, 19
Jaswinder Kaur, 64
Jaswinder Singh, 68
Amarjit Sekhon, 48
John Weisert, 74
The cause of death for each of the eight victims will be determined once the coroner’s office completes the autopsies, IMPD said. Police did not name the others who were injured.
At least four of those who died in the shooting at the FedEx facility were members of the Sikh community in Indianapolis, according to the Sikh Coalition.
Police are asking anyone with information regarding the incident to contact the IMPD homicide office at 317-327-3475 or Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana at 317-262-8477.
