FedEx Ground
American ground package delivery corporation
Follow FedEx Ground on Notably News to receive short updates to your email — rarely!
| April 13 2023 | Victims and families filed a lawsuit against American Tactical Inc. and Schmeisser GmbH, the distributors of the high-capacity magazine used in the shooting. |
| April 23 2022 | Eight memorial trees for the victims were planted at Arsenal Park in Indianapolis, sponsored by the Sikh Coalition and hosted by Keep Indianapolis Beautiful and the Eway Foundation. |
| 2021 | FedEx completed its expected timeline for phasing out all previous color variants across operating units, finalizing the uniform branding approach. |
| 2021 | FedEx rebranded the SmartPost service as FedEx Ground Economy, reaching 26 distribution hubs nationwide. |
| April 20 2021 | Governor Eric Holcomb announced plans to restore and bolster funding for mental health services over the next two years. |
| April 19 2021 | FedEx established a GoFundMe campaign through the National Compassion Fund, contributing $1 million to support survivors and victims' families. |
| April 18 2021 | The shooter's family apologized to the victims' families for his actions. |
| April 17 2021 | Over 200 people attended a candlelight vigil at Krannert Park in Indianapolis, with remarks from local officials including Mayor Joe Hogsett and Representative André Carson. |
| April 16 2021 | President Joe Biden ordered flags to be flown at half-staff and released a statement condemning mass shootings, calling for a ban on military-style assault weapons and large-capacity ammunition magazines. |
| April 15 2021 | A mass shooting occurred at a FedEx Ground facility in Indianapolis, Indiana, resulting in nine deaths, including the gunman Brandon Scott Hole. Seven others were injured, four by gunfire. This became the deadliest workplace shooting in Indiana's history. |
| 2020 | FedEx completed the transition of SmartPost deliveries to its own delivery networks, now delivering nearly all SmartPost packages internally. |
| October 2020 | Hole was terminated from his FedEx job due to absenteeism. |
| September 2020 | Hole legally purchased his second AR-15 style rifle from a licensed gun store. |
| August 2020 | Hole began working at the FedEx facility. |
| July 2020 | Hole legally purchased his first AR-15 style rifle from a licensed gun store. |
| April 2020 | The FBI questioned Hole about white supremacist websites, but closed the investigation due to insufficient evidence. |
| March 2020 | Hole's mother contacted local authorities about his suicide intent and shotgun purchase. Police took him to a hospital and placed him in a mental health temporary hold. |
| January 2020 | FedEx Ground permanently expanded its US services to seven days per week for the majority of the US population. |
| 2019 | FedEx began shifting SmartPost deliveries from USPS to its own Ground and Home Delivery networks, marking a significant change in its delivery strategy. |
| September 2018 | FedEx Ground expanded US operations from five to six days per week due to increasing e-commerce demand. |
| August 2016 | FedEx announced a comprehensive rebranding initiative to standardize all operating units to use the original purple 'Fed' and orange 'Ex' color combination previously used only by FedEx Express. |
| 2015 | Hole was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. |
| January 14 2013 | Henry Maier was named CEO and President of FedEx Ground, succeeding David Rebholz on May 31, 2013. |
| 2011 | At age ten, Hole was diagnosed with a disruptive behavior disorder and anxiety disorder. |
This contents of the box above is based on material from the Wikipedia articles FedEx Ground & Indianapolis FedEx shooting, which are released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.