12/3/2020 The United States Postal Inspection Service Asks For Assistance in Identifying Assailant Who Robbed and Shot at a USPS Letter Carrier

Memphis, TN – The U.S. Postal Inspection Service is asking for assistance in identifying the individual suspected of robbing and assaulting a U.S. Postal Service Letter Carrier at gunpoint near 1597 Humber Street, Memphis, TN 38106. This robbery occurred at approximately 12:05 P.M. on November 25, 2020.

• During the robbery, the suspect and Letter Carrier struggled over the weapon and the suspect fired one round at the Letter Carrier.
• The Letter Carrier sustained minor injuries during the struggle.
• The suspect was last seen running eastbound on East Essex Avenue, then northbound up an alley.

A Reward Poster with a sketch of the suspect have been included with this press release.

The U.S. Postal Inspection Service is offering a reward of up to $50,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the suspect(s) responsible for this robbery and assault.

The Postal Inspection Service reminds the public to not take action to apprehend this person yourself.

The suspect is described as a man in his late 20s or early 30s, weighing approximately 180 pounds and standing somewhere between 5-feet-8-inches tall and 5-feet-11-inches tall.

The suspect reportedly has short or medium-length dreadlocks, a tattoo on the front of his neck, a piercing in the left side of his face and no facial hair. The post office says the suspect was wearing a dark skull cap, light-colored blue jeans and a letterman’s jacket with leather sleeves and a “H” emblem at the time of the robbery.

If you have any information about this incident, please contact the U.S. Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) at 1-877-876-2455 (saw “Law Enforcement”) or the Memphis Crime Stoppers at 901-528-CASH (2274). Please reference USPIS Case Number 3248504. All information will be kept strictly confidential.