However, the nation then went into lockdown as the coronavirus pandemic gripped the globe, closing courts, which may explain why he never received a hearing. Public records show his gun was seized last March 3, after his mother called the authorities over concerns Hole had said he wanted to commit 'suicide by cop'. If not, his shotgun would have been returned to him under state law. If a judge had found him dangerous or incompetent at the hearing, Hole would have been barred from buying another gun. The gunman who killed eight at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis was a 'Brony' obsessed with the children's cartoon My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, who was allowed to legally purchase rifles despite having his own shotgun seized.īrandon Scott Hole, 19, never had a competency hearing after police seized his gun over suicide concerns last year under Indiana's 'red flag' gun law, records show. Published: 01:56 BST, 19 April 2021 | Updated: 15:14 BST, 19 April 2021īrandon Scott Hole, 19, was a 'Brony' who posted about My Little Pony just before killing eight people on Thursday Brandon Scott Hole, 19, apparently never had a competency hearing after police seized his gun over suicide concerns last year, meaning he was never flagged under Indiana's 'red flag' gun lawīy Keith Griffith For and Associated Press.Hole had been fired from the FedEx sorting facility last year, and had a history of mental health issues.Authorities are still unsure of a motive for the shooting, which killed eight including four Sikh adherents.'Brony' subculture has been linked to extremism, but Facebook found no extremist ties in Hole's posting.Applejack is the main character of the children's show, which has a subculture of adult fans known as 'Bronies'.Just before Thursday's shooting in Indianapolis, he posted 'I hope that I can be with Applejack in the afterlife'.Shooter Brandon Scott Hole had two Facebook pages mostly devoted to children's cartoon My Little Pony.REVEALED: FedEx killer was a 'Brony' obsessed with My Little Pony and bought two rifles after his shotgun was seized under Red Flag Law 'because he never had a competency hearing'
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