Postal workers in the United States who deliver mail to some of Chicago’s more violent neighborhoods are being threatened with suspension of services after a mail carrier was shot in the city’s south side earlier this month.
The carrier, a 24-year-old woman, was shot and seriously wounded several times on Sept. 10 while delivering mail on 91st Street and Ellis Avenue. Crossfire during drive bye.
File: Mail delivery vehicles are parked outside the post office fee in Nab’s Boys Town.
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Chicago’s WSL-TV reported that it was the second mail carrier to be injured in a shooting on the road. Another mail carrier, also caught in the middle of the shooting, was shot while on his way to work in March, but he survived.
A day after another worker was shot, another UPS officer was shot in the south side of Chicago.
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Chicago postal workers rallied Friday, demanding that city officials address the security risks to mail carriers. Jul Julian, president of the Chicago chapter of the National Association of Letter Carriers, has advised workers to stop delivering to places where they feel unsafe.
“Any letter carrier that doesn’t feel safe in any of these communities doesn’t deliver mail and customers have to pick up their mail,” Julian said. “Letter carriers are cut where we don’t have another position.”
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The 24-year-old was admitted to hospital earlier this month while on duty. U.S. The Chicago Division of Postal Service Inspection is offering a reward of up to 000 50,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a suspect.
