Created: July 15, 2021 05:29 PM
Federal investigators tell 5 EYEWITNESS NEW they now have several leads in identifying the suspects involved in the armed robbery of a mail carrier in north Minneapolis.
The U.S. Postal Inspection Service, the law enforcement arm of U.S. Postal Service, is putting up a $50,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction in this case.
The incident happened around 4:15 p.m. Tuesday in the 3000 block of North Fourth Street.
Investigators said the letter carrier was delivering mail to a business when two suspects jumped out of a car with guns drawn, demanding items. In 18 years, I ve never seen this occurrence here in Minnesota, U.S. Postal Inspector Rachel Williams said.