Postal worker shot dead while delivering mail in Milwaukee

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A mail carrier was shot to death Friday night in Milwaukee, police said.

Police said the 44-year-old man had worked for the US Postal Service for 1[ads1]8 years. They did not release his name.

“The Milwaukee Police Department sends our sincere condolences to the victim’s family and the USPS for the loss of their member,” the department said in a statement.

Investigators did not release any information about a suspect or a motive.

The US Postal Inspection Service is leading the investigation.

“The safety and security of postal workers is a top priority,” the agency said in a statement.

“The shooting death of a Milwaukee postal worker is alarming. My thoughts go out to the victim’s family and colleagues. The postal worker in this killing was a public employee, which makes this crime even more disturbing, Mayor Cavalier Johnson said in a statement.

A reward of up to $50,000 is being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction in the murder, according to the Chicago Division of the US Postal Inspection Service.

“The suspect vehicle is described as a silver Audi Q5 SUV with tinted windows,” USPIS said in a tweet. “The suspect or suspects must be considered armed and dangerous.”

Anyone with information is asked to call USPIS at 877-876-2455 with a tip and refer to case number 3927094, the agency said.