The USPS letter carrier who was shot on Chicago’s South Side has been pronounced dead. She was 48 years old.
The offender produced a firearm and fired multiple shots at the victim before fleeing in a vehicle on 121st Street.
The letter carrier was shot multiple times in the body and was transported to Christ Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
At about 11:38 a.m., the 48-year-old female letter carrier was in front of a residence in the 12100 block of South Harvard when an unknown male offender approached her, police said.
The U.S. Postal Inspection Service announced a reward of up to $250,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the suspect, or suspects, who shot and killed the letter carrier.
If you have any information on the shooting, you are asked to contact the U.S. Postal Inspection Service at 1-877-876-2455. Â
