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The suspect in the mass shooting at an Indianapolis FedEx facility that left eight people dead was a former employee at the facility. Several reports say the suspect is 19-year-old Brandon Scott Hole. FedEx confirmed today, "the perpetrator was a former employee at the facility."       Police in Ann Arbor, Michigan, say there's no active shooter at a mall in the city. Police say they're investigating a shots fired report at the Briarwood Mall. MLive reports the victim is in stable condition and police are asking people to stay away from the area.       Two people are dead following an officer-involved shooting in San Antonio. Chief William McManus says an officer was shot in the hand during a traffic stop after having a conversation with the suspects. The officer returned fire, killing two suspects and wounding a third.       Video of the shooting death of 13-year old Adam Toledo [[ To-lay-doh ]] is prompting calls for police reform legislation from the White House. Press Secretary Jen Psaki [[ SAH-kee ]] talked about the video during a briefing today and called it "chilling." It shows Toledo's hands were in the air when he was shot in the chest on Chicago's West Side.       The S&P 500 is finishing at a record high again, closing out its fourth straight week of positive growth. The Dow Jones Industrial Average also finished at a record high after banks blew past analyst predictions for the first quarter in their earnings calls. The Dow was up 165 points to 34-200. The S&P 500 gained 15 points to 41-85 and the Nasdaq added 13 points to 14-052.       NASA is striking a deal with SpaceX to take astronauts to the moon. The Washington Post reports Elon Musk's company beat out bids by Blue Origin and Dynetics for the nearly three-billion-dollar contract. A formal announcement is expected later today.       

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