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News 8 special: ‘Honoring the victims of the FedEx shooting’

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — News 8 on Thursday night honored the eight victims of last week’s shooting at FedEx in an hourlong special.

Family and friends of those lost shared memories of their loved ones.

The victims have been identified as Matthew R. Alexander, 32; Samaria Blackwell, 19; Amarjeet Johal, 66; Jasvinder Kaur, 50; Jaswinder Singh, 68; Amarjit Sekhon, 48; Karli Smith, 19; and John Steve Weisert, 74.

Police say the shooter, a former FedEx employee, took his own life.

Also, a panel discussed what the tragedy means to families and the community, and offered some advice on how to cope with loss.

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