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REVEALED: FedEx mass shooter, 19, 'acted alone' in 'suicidal murder' in Indianapolis - though investigators say motive is STILL a mystery and found 'no indication of racial bias'

Brandon Scott Hole, 19, the mass shooter who killed himself after slaughtering eight at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis in April, was not motivated by racial hatred, according to investigators

Brandon Scott Hole, 19, the mass shooter who killed himself after slaughtering eight at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis in April, was not motivated by racial hatred, according to investigators

The former FedEx facility worker killed eight in a murder-suicide shooting in Indianapolis wanted to join the military to experience killing people, according to investigators. 

Brandon Scott Hole, the 19-year-old ex-employee who opened fire at the airport facility in April and killed eight people, including four Sikhs, while wounding seven was not motivated by racial hatred but rather a desire to kill himself, authorities said.

The FBI said that Hole, who had been placed on a mental health watch list a year before the mass shooting, committed suicide to 'demonstrate his masculinity and capability.'

Hole had suicidal thoughts 'almost daily' in the months prior to the attack and attempted suicide on 'more than one occasion,' said Paul Keenan, special agent in charge of the FBI’s Indianapolis field office. 

Although Hole struggled with mental health 'throughout his life,' he had no previously diagnosed mental illness, and did not share his plans for the FedEx shooting with family or friends. 

Keenan said Wednesday an investigation by the FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit determined that Hole was viewing some 'World War II, Nazi-like propaganda' online, but he did not appear to have been motivated by a bias or desire to advance an ideology. 

'It was an extremely small percentage ... but there were some mainly German military and Nazi things, but there was no indication that there was any animosity towards the Sikh community, or any other group for that matter,' Keenan said. 

Federal and local investigators said that Hole, who turned the gun on himself after his rampage at the FedEx facility in Indianapolis International Airport on April 15, committed an ‘act of suicidal murder.’

Officials said that after an ‘exhaustive and expansive’ investigation, authorities found ‘no indication of racial bias,’ according to The Indianapolis Star.

Acting US Attorney John Childress said investigators believe Hole was beset by mental illness. His motive for the shooting was a desire to commit murder-suicide, he said.

'We also joined in the conclusion that he acted alone, and others were unaware of his plans to commit this offense,' Childress said. 

Pictured: A body taken from the scene of the shooting at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis on April 16

Pictured: A body taken from the scene of the shooting at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis on April 16

Hole was interviewed by FBI agents last year, after his mother called police to say that her son might commit 'suicide by cop,' the bureau said earlier this year. Agents confiscated a pump action gun from Hole's room after the interview.

Hole is believed to have chosen the facility as his target because he was familiar with the site and its patterns, including layout, schedules for shift changes, and other details, according to investigators.

The FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit, which is based in Quantico, Virginia, did an analysis on Hole.

Investigators concluded that Hole wanted to kill himself in a way that would 'demonstrate his masculinity and capability' while fulfilling a final desire to experience killing people.

The special agent in charge of the field office in Indianapolis said Hole has said i he wanted to join the military. 

Indianapolis Police Chief Randal Taylor told reporters on Wednesday that investigators interviewed more than 120 witnesses and examined more than 150 pieces of evidence in the three months since the mass shooting.

Taylor said investigators spent months trying to figure out the ‘why’ behind the shooting.

'Even after months of deep investigation ... the why's still unknown,' Taylor said.

'This was an attack on residents ... who were just trying to do their jobs.

Amarjit Sekhon, 48Jasvinder Kaur, 50, moved to the U.S. in 2018 and had two children, a daughter and a son

Amarjit Sekhon, 48, was a mother of two boys, 22 and 16, and a member of the Sikh community, Jasvinder Kaur, 50, moved to the U.S. in 2018 and had two children, a daughter and a son

Jaswinder Singh, 68Samaria Blackwell, 19, one of the youngest victims

Pictured: Jaswinder Singh, 68, and Samaria Blackwell, 19, one of the youngest victims

John Weisert, 74, was the oldest victim in the shooting on April 15

John Weisert, 74, was the oldest victim in the shooting on April 15

Karli Smith, 19, contacted her family at 10:59pmMatthew R. Alexander, 32, was a former student at Butler University

Pictured: Karli Smith, 19, who had contact with her family before the shooting, and Matthew R. Alexander, 32, who was a former student at Butler University

Amarjeet Kaur Johal, 66, was a member of the Sikh community, as well as a grandmother

Amarjeet Kaur Johal, 66, was a member of the Sikh community, as well as a grandmother

'Trying to provide for their families.'

Investigators on Wednesday broke down the sequence of events that led up to the shooting.

According to authorities, Hole arrived at the facility at 10:54pm - just minutes away from shift change and break time.

Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department Deputy Chief Craig McCartt said Hole sat in his vehicle for a short time before entering the facility through the employee entrance.

McCartt said that Hole then approached a security officer and had a ‘very normal conversation.’

SEQUENCE OF EVENTS OF MASS SHOOTING AT FEDEX FACILTY IN INDIANAPOLIS 

Brandon Scott Hole, 19, arrived at the facility at 10:54pm - just minutes away from shift change and break time.

Hole then approached a security officer and had a ‘very normal conversation.’ 

He asks the security officer about his employment status and then says he will go back to his car to get his ID.

Hole then sat in his car for 'several minutes.'

He then saw a FedEx employee walking down the sidewalk. 

Hole got out of his car with two rifles and started shooting the employee.

Hole then entered the employee entrance and locker room area and started shooting at the employees that were gathered there.

Hole tried to gain access to another employee area, but was prevented from doing so by a security barrier.

The entire sequence took less than 30 seconds, according to authorities.

Afterward, Hole ran out of the building and returned to the parking lot area.

Hole kept shooting at people and cars in a ‘very indiscriminate’ manner.

Another employee was able to retrieve a handgun from the trunk of his car and fire one round at Hole.

That employee got into his car and left. He then dialed 911.

Hole kept firing outside of the facility as he walked up and down the sidewalk.

He was outside for ‘a little less than three minutes’ before returning to the employee entrance. 

That’s where he fatally shot himself, according to police.

Officers arrived on the scene shortly afterward.   

Hole is said to have inquired about his employment status with FedEx. The security officer told Hole that he would need to speak to management.

Hole then informed the security officer that he would return to his vehicle to retrieve his work ID and ‘would be right back in.’

According to McCartt, Hole sat in his car for ‘several minutes.’

He then saw a FedEx employee walking down the sidewalk. According to McCartt, Hole got out of his car with two rifles and started shooting the employee.

Hole then entered the employee entrance and locker room area and started shooting at the employees that were gathered there.

McCartt said that Hole tried to gain access to another employee area, but was prevented from doing so by a security barrier.

‘However he did fire more rounds at employees that were beyond that security area,’ according to McCartt.

The entire sequence took less than 30 seconds, according to authorities.

Afterward, Hole ran out of the building and returned to the parking lot area.

McCartt said that Hole kept shooting at people and cars in a ‘very indiscriminate’ manner.

McCartt said another employee was able to retrieve a handgun from the trunk of his car and fire one round at Hole.

That employee got into his car and left. He then dialed 911.

McCartt said Hole kept firing outside of the facility as he walked up and down the sidewalk.

He was outside for ‘a little less than three minutes’ before returning to the employee entrance. That’s where he fatally shot himself, according to police.

Officers arrived on the scene shortly afterward.

The eight murder victims were identified as Matthew R. Alexander, 32; Samaria Blackwell, 19; Amarjeet Johal, 66; Jaswinder Kaur, 64; Jaswinder Singh, 68; Amarjit Skhon, 48; Karlie Smith, 19; and 74-year-old John Weisert. 

Police say the teen had bought both weapons legally last summer despite being placed on a mental health watch after his mom reported him to the authorities over fears he wanted to commit suicide by cop. 

His family claims that they tried to get Hole help prior to the tragic shooting.

'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 family said in a statement to the Indianapolis Star.

'Our sincerest and most heartfelt apologies go out to the victims of this senseless tragedy,' the statement continues. 

'We are so sorry for the pain and hurt being felt by their families and the entire Indianapolis community.'

In March 2020, Hole was placed under a mental health temporary hold after his mom called the authorities over fears he was suicidal and wanted to die by cop. Additionally, a shotgun was removed from his home.

According to WTHR, the FBI claimed they interviewed Hole in April.

'Based on items observed in the suspect’s bedroom at that time, he was interviewed by the FBI in April 2020,' said Keenan.

'No Racially Motivated Violent Extremism ideology was identified during the course of the assessment and no criminal violation was found. The shotgun was not returned to the suspect.' 

Yet the police revealed that Hole was able to purchase two assault rifles used in the incident in July and September 2020, with both purchases made after the March hold.  

FedEx have confirmed that Hole was a former employee who last worked for them in 2020. Hole's family told Fox59 that he had previously been fired but it was not immediately clear when. 

A woman speaks to law enforcement near the FedEx hub following a shooting in Indianapolis just after midnight on April 16

A woman speaks to law enforcement near the FedEx hub following a shooting in Indianapolis just after midnight on April 16

Police cars and other emergency vehicles are seen outside the FedEx facility in Indianapolis on April 15

Police cars and other emergency vehicles are seen outside the FedEx facility in Indianapolis on April 15

Hole's stepsister, who did not want to be identified, described him as 'isolated' and said their father died by suicide in 2004, she told NewsNation affiliate WXIN-TV. 

'We do have a lot of mental illness in our family and he never got the help that he needed,' she said.   

A FedEx employee said he was working inside the building on the night of April 15 when he heard several gunshots in rapid succession.

'I see a man come out with a rifle in his hand and he starts firing and he starts yelling stuff that I could not understand,' Levi Miller told WTHR-TV. 

'What I ended up doing was ducking down to make sure he did not see me because I thought he would see me and he would shoot me.' 

Keenan, special agent in charge of the FBI’s Indianapolis field office, said 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. 

He said agents found no evidence of a crime and that they did not identify Hole as espousing a racially motivated ideology. 

A police report obtained by The Associated Press shows that officers seized a pump-action shotgun from Hole’s home after responding to the mother’s call. 

Keenan said the gun was never returned.

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