{"id":5283,"date":"2021-04-16T08:15:33","date_gmt":"2021-04-16T16:15:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/?p=5283"},"modified":"2021-04-16T08:45:55","modified_gmt":"2021-04-16T16:45:55","slug":"fedex-employees-incommunicado-in-shooting-in-indianapolis-8-victims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/en\/fedex-employees-incommunicado-in-shooting-in-indianapolis-8-victims\/","title":{"rendered":"FedEx employees held incommunicado in Indianapolis shooting, 8 killed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to the latest report from authorities, the assailant fired shots inside the Indianapolis FedEx facility. Employees were unable to call emergency services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"736\" height=\"417\" src=\"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_0958.jpg\" alt=\"fedex facilities\" class=\"wp-image-5285\" srcset=\"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_0958.jpg 736w, https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_0958-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_0958-16x9.jpg 16w, https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_0958-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_0958-696x394.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 736px) 100vw, 736px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/en\/author\/cristiancarlos\/\">Christian Carlos<\/a>. Peninsula 360 Press [<a href=\"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/en\/\">P360P<\/a>].<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Eight people were killed and at least 60 wounded -one in critical condition-. According to information from the authorities, the attacker would have shot directly at 20 people; however, the bullets hit others. The wounded were taken to nearby hospitals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The perpetrator took his own life. His identity is unknown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The victims were later identified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The FedEx facility at is located near the Indianapolis International Airport (IND). Indianapolis Police Department spokeswoman Ganae Cook said, \"After a preliminary search of the grounds inside and out, we have located eight people at the site with gunshot wounds. Those eight were pronounced lifeless at the scene.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the account, the assailant reportedly began shooting outside the FedEx facility and then entered the building and continued shooting. \"We talked to witnesses and began securing the scene. We have many hours of work to conclude,\" said Craig McCartt, deputy chief of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, according to testimony from FedEx workers, the company is now \"reevaluating\" its policy of moving employees away from their personal communication devices. This means that workers inside FedEx facilities did not have their phones with them to call emergency services. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-reddit wp-block-embed-reddit\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"reddit-embed\" data-embed-media=\"www.redditmedia.com\" data-embed-parent=\"false\" data-embed-live=\"false\" data-embed-uuid=\"9a4e8aac-9ef4-11eb-9ee2-0e45237223d5\" data-embed-created=\"2021-04-16T20:44:56.296971+00:00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/news\/comments\/mrv98h\/multiple_victims_reported_after_report_of_shots\/gup9dpg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Comment<\/a> from discussion <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/news\/comments\/mrv98h\/multiple_victims_reported_after_report_of_shots\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wavelength1335's comment from discussion \"'Multiple victims' reported after report of shots fired at FedEx facility in Indianapolis\"<\/a>.<\/div><script async src=\"https:\/\/www.redditstatic.com\/comment-embed.js\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Subsequently, it transcended via social networks according to several testimonies, that the company does require its employees to leave any electronic communication device in safeguard. After the attack that caused the death of 8 people, the logistics company has not lifted this restriction; instead, it will soon evaluate whether this policy should be changed:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">(Context: FedEx has a policy where employees must surrender their phones during their shifts. A spokesperson says the company is re-evaluating this policy in the wake of tonight&#039;s mass shooting).<\/p>- Matthew Keys (@MatthewKeysLive) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MatthewKeysLive\/status\/1382943782614618113?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">April 16, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This restriction meant that 110 workers inside the FedEx facilities could not communicate outside to report what had happened or, in any case, to report their situation either to 911 or directly to their families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-reddit wp-block-embed-reddit\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"reddit-embed\" data-embed-media=\"www.redditmedia.com\" data-embed-parent=\"false\" data-embed-live=\"false\" data-embed-uuid=\"9a85f424-9ef4-11eb-a2c1-0e5caf836a71\" data-embed-created=\"2021-04-16T20:44:56.660491+00:00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/news\/comments\/mrv98h\/multiple_victims_reported_after_report_of_shots\/gup8rhp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Comment<\/a> from discussion <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/news\/comments\/mrv98h\/multiple_victims_reported_after_report_of_shots\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gooberocity's comment from discussion \"'Multiple victims' reported after report of shots fired at FedEx facility in Indianapolis\"<\/a>.<\/div><script async src=\"https:\/\/www.redditstatic.com\/comment-embed.js\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Family members of working people <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/news\/comments\/mrv98h\/multiple_victims_reported_after_report_of_shots\/gup8rhp\/?utm_term=36684901933&amp;context=3&amp;utm_medium=comment_embed&amp;utm_source=embed&amp;utm_name=6633d7a4-9ed1-11eb-9233-0eee0128e347&amp;utm_content=timestamp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">were sheltered in a hotel<\/a> After the attack, they denounce via social networks, that due to FedEx's policy, they could not communicate with their loved ones to know their situation firsthand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sadly, Peninsula 360 Press, has reported on frequent shootings in the United States, such as the one in the community of <a href=\"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/en\/mass-shooting-in-bryan-texas-leaves-six-wounded-2\/\">Bryan in Texas<\/a>the one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/en\/premeditated-violence-in-orange-police-massacre\/\">Orange County<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/en\/san-francisco-police-investigate-shooting-that-left-one-dead-in-mission\/\">Mission in San Francisco<\/a> and a minor who left one injured at <a href=\"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/en\/one-injured-in-fremont-shooting-15-year-old-arrested\/\">Fremont<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Peninsula 360 Press, in addition to covering the events, has also given the community space on its multiple platforms to speak out about the indiscriminate use of firearms. In one of Peninsula 360 Press's live productions <a href=\"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/en\/we-always-vote-for-rodriguez\/\">silence was observed to honor the victims of the tragedy in Cherokee County, Atlanta, Georgia.<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once again, Peninsula 360 Press condemns any violent action. Throughout our reporting, we have reported on the risks of the use and sale of firearms - both by law enforcement and civilians. Recently, California Gov, <a href=\"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/en\/newsom-applauds-biden-actions-to-reduce-gun-violence\/\">Gavin Newsom, welcomed U.S. President Joseph Biden's stance on his intention to minimize gun violence.<\/a>. And alarming figures were presented that made 2020 <a href=\"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/en\/covid-19-does-not-stop-gun-attacks-2020-the-deadliest-year-due-to-gun-violence\/\">deadliest year ever for firearms<\/a> that the COVID-19 pandemic could not stop.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Seg\u00fan el \u00faltimo reporte de las autoridades, el agresor dispar\u00f3 dentro de instalaciones de FedEx de Indian\u00e1polis. Empleados no pudieron llamar a servicios de emergencia. Cristian Carlos. Pen\u00ednsula 360 Press [P360P]. Ocho personas perdieron la vida y, por lo menos se contabilizan 60 heridos \u2013uno en estado cr\u00edtico\u2013. De acuerdo con informaci\u00f3n de las autoridades, [&hellip;]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":5285,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14,8],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-5283","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cover","8":"category-usworld"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5283","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5283"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5283\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5296,"href":"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5283\/revisions\/5296"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5285"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5283"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5283"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5283"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}