{"id":36152,"date":"2024-08-27T16:17:41","date_gmt":"2024-08-27T21:17:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/?p=36152"},"modified":"2024-08-27T16:17:41","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T21:17:41","slug":"letter-carrier-murder-video-shows-person-of-interest-wanted-in-connection-to-octavia-redmonds-murder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2024\/08\/27\/letter-carrier-murder-video-shows-person-of-interest-wanted-in-connection-to-octavia-redmonds-murder\/","title":{"rendered":"Letter carrier murder: Video shows person of interest wanted in connection to Octavia Redmond&#8217;s murder"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ieflXir3pjU?si=fT2vGhqAJJSldD7r\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Brief<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A 48-year-old USPS mail carrier, Octavia Redmond, was fatally shot multiple times while delivering mail in Chicago last month.<\/li>\n<li>Chicago police are investigating whether Redmond was targeted, as none of her belongings were taken.<\/li>\n<li>Police released video this week of a person of interest wanted in the murder.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"dateline\"><strong>CHICAGO<\/strong> &#8211; 8\/27\/24 &#8211; <\/span>Chicago police released video of a person of interest wanted in connection with the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox32chicago.com\/news\/mail-carriers-rally-chicago-after-letter-carrier-gunned-down-route\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fatal shooting of a U.S. Postal Service letter carrier<\/a>\u00a0last month.<\/p>\n<p data-v-3808eee7=\"\">At about 11:38 a.m. on July 19, Octavia Redmond, a 48-year-old mail carrier, was in front of a home in the 12100 block of South Harvard when someone approached her and fired multiple shots before fleeing the scene in a white Dodge Durango.<\/p>\n<p data-v-3808eee7=\"\">Redmond was shot multiple times in the body and taken to Christ Hospital, where she later died. More at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox32chicago.com\/news\/octavia-redmond-murder-new-video\">Fox32 Chicago<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-3808eee7=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Octavia-Redmond.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-35797\" src=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Octavia-Redmond-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Octavia-Redmond-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Octavia-Redmond-123x70.jpg 123w, https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Octavia-Redmond-254x141.jpg 254w, https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Octavia-Redmond.jpg 545w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-3808eee7=\"\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Brief A 48-year-old USPS mail carrier, Octavia Redmond, was fatally shot multiple times while delivering mail in Chicago last month. Chicago police are investigating whether Redmond was targeted, as none of her belongings were taken. Police released video this week of a person of interest wanted in the murder. 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