US postal worker fatally shot while delivering mail in Milwaukee, police say

Drake Bentley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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MILWAUKEE, Wis. – A U.S. Postal Service employee was shot and killed while delivering mail in Milwaukee Friday night, police said.

The incident took place on the city's north side shortly before 6 p.m.

The 44-year-old mail carrier was pronounced dead at the scene by the Milwaukee Fire Department. He had over 18 years of service.

Police said the investigation is ongoing and they are being assisted by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service and the FBI.

"The shooting death of a Milwaukee postal worker is alarming," Mayor Cavalier Johnson said in a statement. "My thoughts are with the victim's family and colleagues."

"The postal worker in this homicide was a public servant, which makes this crime even more disturbing. Criminals responsible for death and harm in our city must be held accountable."

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Police do not have anyone in custody. Anyone with information is asked to contact police at (414) 935-7360 or to remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at (414) 224-TIPS or P3 TIPs.

USA TODAY reached out to the U.S. Postal Service for a statement Saturday morning.

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Other U.S. postal workers have previously died in fatal shootings on the job. In October 2021, for example, a postal worker in Pennsylvania was shot and killed while delivering mail. In January 2020, a postal worker in Mississippi was also shot while delivering mail, and died the following week.

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Contributing: Wyatte Grantham-Philips, USA TODAY.

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This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: USPS mail carrier shot and killed in Milwaukee, police and mayor say