They found the victim, a USPS postal worker, suffering from a gunshot wound.
Postal Inspector John Wiegand confirmed the incident happened as the carrier was delivering mail at the complex.
“At that time, he was confronted by another individual, and then a small altercation took place where the carrier was unfortunately shot in the face,” Wiegand said. “At this time, he is alive. He’s down at Harborview, making the next steps medically.”
He says the motive behind the confrontation is still under investigation.
It appears there may have been some kind of verbal altercation,” Wiegand said.
Local perspective
However, he says there’s no doubt this is a devastating incident for the postal and local communities.
“A lot of postal carriers are well known to the people that they deliver to, they’re out here everyday doing a service to the community.,” Wiegand said. “I don’t know this specific mail carrier, but, absolutely they’ve been around for a long time, they’re well known, well liked so this is devastating to the community, the community at large, everyone.. Mail carriers are just out here trying to do their jobs and get that package to the next person so, this is a pretty big one for the postal service itself.”
