Gunman kills eight in shooting spree at Indianapolis FedEx site

Police and fire teams arrive at the scene outside a FedEx facility in Indianapolis (Mykal McEldowney/AP)

A gunman killed eight people and wounded several others before apparently killing himself in a late-night shooting at a FedEx facility near the Indianapolis airport, police said, in the latest in a spate of mass shootings after a relative lull during the pandemic.

Five people were taken to hospital after the Thursday night shooting, according to police.