Postal carrier shot on route in Irving Park on NW Side
Chicago police officers investigate after a Postal Service mail carrier was shot Aug. 1, 2023, in the 3200 block of North Kildare Ave., in Chicago’s Irving Park neighborhood.
Two armed attackers approached the 52-year-old male carrier on the 3200 block of North Kildare Avenue around 3:30 p.m., police said. They tried to take the man’s belongings, and one attacker fired a gun, striking the victim in the leg, police said.A Postal Service spokesperson confirmed the victim was a USPS mail carrier Tuesday afternoon. The agency is already investigating the shooting, but the Postal Service did not have an update on the mail carrier’s condition, the spokesperson said.
According to police, the victim was taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center in critical condition. Officers have not arrested any suspects, and detectives are investigating, police said.Postal inspectors could be seen going door to door near the scene of the shooting on Tuesday evening.
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