Mother Of FedEx Shooting Suspect Reported Him To Law Enforcement Last Year, Says FBI
The mother reported the suspect, whose name has been withheld per Daily Wire policy, to law enforcement in March 2020 out of concern that he might try to commit “suicide by cop,” FBI special agent for Indianapolis Paul Keenan said in a statement Friday.
“The suspect was placed on immediate detention mental health temporary hold by the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department,” Keenan said of the 2020 incident with the suspect. “A shotgun was seized at his residence. Based on items observed in the suspect’s bedroom at that time, he was interviewed by the FBI in April 2020.”
Keenan said that “no criminal violation was found,” and the suspect didn’t indicate support for any racially motivated ideological extremism while he was under assessment. The shotgun wasn’t returned.
Law enforcement officials have not yet determined a motive for the shooting, which according to FedEx, killed eight employees of the company. Five others were hospitalized, including one person who was critical, but expected to survive,
according to the Associated Press.