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FedEx shooter Brandon Hole was obsessed with ‘My Little Pony’: report

The man who shot up an Indianapolis FedEx facility and killed eight people was reportedly part of a bizarre internet subculture obsessed with “My Little Pony.”

Posts on 19-year-old Brandon Hole’s since-taken-down Facebook page appear to indicate he was a member of the “Bronies” community — a group of mostly adult men who are extreme fans of the kiddie toys and animated television show, the Wall Street Journal reported.

Some members are sexually attracted to the characters, while the group also has allegedly displayed far-right tendencies.

“I hope that I can be with Ap­ple­jack in the af­ter­life, my life has no mean­ing with­out her,” Hole wrote on his Facebook page at 10:19 p.m. Thursday, less than an hour before his rampage began, the outlet reported.

The post included a photo of Applejack, a blond pony that is a main character on the show. 

“Brony on­line cul­ture has dis­played el­e­ments of far-right and white na­tion­al­ist ex­trem­ism,” the memo stated. AP

The name Brony is a mashup between “bro” and “pony” — and the group has a history of extremist tendencies, the outlet said, citing an internal Facebook memo they reviewed that detailed the post. 

Investigators at the FedEx facility in Indianapolis on April 16, 2021. Michelle Pemberton-USA TODAY NETWORK via REUTERS

“Brony on­line cul­ture has dis­played el­e­ments of far-right and white na­tion­al­ist ex­trem­ism,” the memo stated. 

Brandon Hole, a former employee of FedEx, opened fire in the facility before turning the gun on himself.  INDINAPOLIS METROPOLITAN POLICE

Facebook stopped short of saying Hole’s pony love had anything to do with the shooting, writing in the memo there was no clear evidence it motivated the massacre. 

Hole, a former employee of FedEx, opened fire in the facility before turning the gun on himself. 

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A sheriff's car at the entrance to the FedEx facility in Indianapolis where the shooting took place.
A sheriff’s car at the entrance to the FedEx facility in Indianapolis where the shooting took place.AP Photo/Michael Conroy
Mourners at the vigil for the victims of the shooting at Olivet Missionary Baptist Church in Indianapolis on April 17, 2021.
Mourners at the vigil for the victims of the shooting at Olivet Missionary Baptist Church in Indianapolis on April 17, 2021.Getty Images
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A woman speaking at the vigil on April 17, 2021.
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His motives remain unclear.