On the day in March 2020 that police seized a shotgun from Brandon Hole and took him for a mental health evaluation, an officer saw what he recognized as white supremacist websites on Hole’s computer, more than a year before Hole shot and killed eight people on Thursday night at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis. That’s according to a police report released Monday by Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department. Hole’s mother and sister went to the IMPD’s East District headquarters on March 3, 2020, to ask for help after they said he bought a gun and began talking about using it to try “suicide by cop,” according to the report. According to the report, officers went to Hole’s home and took him into custody to be taken to a hospital and seen by a mental health expert. As he was being placed in handcuffs, Hole said, “Please just turn the power strip off on my computer. I don’t want anyone to see what’s on it.” When an officer went to retrieve Hole’s shotgun, the officer saw what “through his training and experience” he recognized as white supremacist websites. IMPD’s criminal intelligence was informed about the content seen on the computer, and the .410 shotgun was taken to the IMPD property room, the report said.
via wibc: POLICE SAW WHITE SUPREMACIST WEBSITES ON FEDEX SHOOTER’S COMPUTER DURING 2020 GUN SEIZURE, IMPD SAYS