A U.S. Postal Service mail carrier was fatally shot Friday morning in the city’s West Pullman neighborhood, authorities said.
The 48-year-old woman was in front of a home in the 12100 block of South Harvard Avenue when a gunman approached and opened fire, striking her multiple times, around 11:40 a.m., according to Chicago police.
Police didn’t identify the victim as a mail carrier, but a source said the woman was on duty at the time and suffered a gunshot wound to the neck.
The woman was rushed to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where she was pronounced dead, police said. Her identity was not released, but the U.S. Postal Inspection Service posted a message on social media announcing a $250,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the letter carrier’s killer.
REWARD
— USPIS – Chicago (@USPIS_CHI) July 19, 2024
Just before 3 p.m., red police tape cordoned off the intersection of South Harvard and East 122nd Street. A group of U.S. postal inspectors stood huddled across the street from a parked mail truck.
Chicago-area mail carriers have voiced concerns for their safety as armed robberies of mail carriers for packages and arrow keys have skyrocketed in recent years.
Police said no arrests had been made in the shooting.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.