Indianapolis FedEx Shooting: Police Identify 8 Victims

INDIANAPOLIS, IN — Authorities have released the names of eight people killed in a shooting at an Indianapolis FedEx facility.

The Marion County Coroner's Office and Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department provided the names on Facebook at 8:15 p.m. Friday.

Those killed in the shooting were:

• Matthew R. Alexander, 32
• Samaria Blackwell, 19
• Amarjeet Johal, 66
• Jaswinder Kaur, 64
• Jaswinder Singh, 68
• Amarjit Sekhon, 48
• Karli Smith, 19
• John Weisert, 74

In addition to those killed, at least five people suffered gunshot wounds that required hospitalization. Police did not release the names of those injured.

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Indianapolis police are still piecing together what happened when a lone shooter opened fire around 11 p.m. Thursday at the facility, at 8951 Mirabel Road.

The shooter was identified as 19-year-old Brandon Scott Hole of Indiana. Police said the shooting lasted no more than two minutes and ended when Hole died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Hole's family released a statement Saturday expressing condolences to the victims' families, according to FOX 59 in Indianapolis.

“We are devastated at the loss of life caused as a result of Brandon’s actions; through the love of his family, we tried to get him the help he needed," the statement read. "Our sincerest and most heartfelt apologies go out to the victims of this senseless tragedy. We are so sorry for the pain and hurt being felt by their families and the entire Indianapolis community."

A spokesman for the Sikh Coalition said in a statement Friday afternoon that at least four of those killed were members of the Sikh community. The group said they were "deeply saddened" by the deaths.

There are between 8,000 and 10,000 Sikh Americans in Indiana, according to the coalition. Members of the religion, which began in India in the 15th century, began settling in Indiana more than 50 years ago and opened its first house of worship, known as a gurdwara, in 1999.

The coalition also said in the statement that authorities are still determining whether the shooter targeted victims because of their beliefs.

More information is emerging about those killed in the shooting.

At 19 years old, Karli Smith was a sister and a daughter.

Amarjeet Kaur Johal was a mother, grandmother and member of the Indianapolis' Sikh community. Johal was planning to work a double shift Thursday so she could take Friday off, her grandson told the Indianapolis Star.

Amarjit Sekhon, a mother of two, started working at the facility in November. The mother of two sons, ages 16 and 22, loved to work, her brother-in-law Kuldip Sekhon told the Star.

Vigils are planned for the victims, according to the Star.

On Saturday, a vigil is scheduled for 1 p.m. at Olivet Missionary Baptist, 4141 N. High School Rd. The second, a candlelight vigil in support of victim families, will be held at Krannert Park at 7 p.m.

Another vigil is planned for Sunday at 7 p.m. on the steps of Beech Grove City Hall at 806 Main St.

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