Abilene police: Postal worker shot Friday in apparent accident
Abilene police said a postal worker was shot while delivering mail Friday evening.
According to police reports, the 40-year-old victim told police he was delivering mail in the 1400 block of Westview Drive about 6:40 p.m. when he was hit by the bullet.
An investigation, police said, found a 27-year-old man likely was responsible and he also sustained an accidental, self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Police said the suspect had taken himself to the hospital for minor injuries.
No one was charged in the incident, police said.
Timothy Chipp covers education and is general assignments reporter for the Abilene Reporter-News. If you appreciate locally driven news, you can support local journalists with a digital subscription to ReporterNews.com.
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