Beloved Postal Worker Was 'Mother to the Neighborhood.' She Was Killed in Broad Daylight on Mail Route

Octavia Redmond, 48, was in front of a Chicago home when someone shot her multiple times and fled the scene on July 19, police say

A beloved U.S. Postal Service carrier was killed in broad daylight while working her mail route in Chicago and authorities are searching for a suspect.

Octavia Redmond, 48, was in front of a home in the city’s West Pullman neighborhood when someone shot her multiple times and fled the scene in a vehicle around 11:40 a.m. on Friday, July 19, police said, according to KCBD, ABC 7 and Fox 32.

A neighbor who wished to remain anonymous told FOX32 that Redmond had just delivered her mail before she heard multiple shots being fired.

According to KCBD, a local worker said Redmond “was like a mother to the neighborhood.”

“My heart is shattered because she was a nice lady,” Kim Sanders told the outlet. “She just come up and down the block and deliver the mail, didn’t bother nobody.”

Redmond worked for the postal service for 15 years, ABC7 reported.

According to Fox 32, police are looking into whether she may have been a victim of a targeted attack but authorities have not made any arrests. The outlet also reported that a car believed to have been involved in the killing was found burned Saturday, July 20, on the city's South Side.

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The U.S. Postal Inspection Service announced in a post on X, formerly Twitter, that it is offering a reward of up to $250,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for Redmond’s killing.

Anyone with information is asked to call the agency at 877-876-2455.

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