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Octavia Redmond, a 48-year-old USPS letter carrier lost her life after she was shot and killed in Chicago’s West Pullman neighborhood on Friday.
At about 11:38 a.m., Octavia Redmond was in front of a residence in the 12100 block of South Harvard when an unknown male offender approached her, police said.
The offender produced a firearm and fired multiple shots at the victim before fleeing in a vehicle on 121st Street.
The letter carrier was shot multiple times in the body and was transported to Christ Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
The U.S. Postal Inspection Service announced a reward of up to $250,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the suspect, or suspects, who shot and killed the letter carrier.
