A $250,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of the suspect in the shooting death of a U.S. Postal Service delivery worker.
Police in Warren, Ohio, said they responded to a call about a shooting at around 1:44 p.m. Saturday. When they arrived, they found Jonte Davis, a 33-year-old USPS employee on duty at the time, suffering from a gunshot wound.
Investigators believe Davis was shot inside his work van by a suspect in another vehicle.
Police officers and emergency medical technicians attempted to save him at the scene, but he was taken to a hospital where he later died.
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A USPS delivery van seen in Chicago on October 14, 2022. (Beata Saursel/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
The Warren Police Department said in a statement on Facebook that the suspect’s vehicle was found in the driveway of the home within a few hours. Search warrants for the home and vehicle were obtained and executed.
“Evidence was recovered, including the suspect vehicle, and several individuals were transported to Warren Police Station for questioning,” a police statement said.
No one is currently in custody in what police are calling a “targeted attack.” It is believed the suspect and victim knew each other.
The United States Postal Service and the Federal Bureau of Investigation are assisting with the ongoing investigation.
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A U.S. Postal Service vehicle in downtown Chicago on October 19, 2022. (Beata Saursel/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
The U.S. Postal Inspection Service has announced a $250,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the suspects involved in the murder, according to a press release obtained by WJW-TV.
“He was kind, family-oriented and happy,” Tracy Kindler, a family friend of Davis, told WKYC-TV. “He wasn’t doing anything illegal on the street, he was trying to support his family.”
The FBI emblem is displayed on a podium before a press conference at FBI headquarters in Washington. The agency is assisting in the investigation into the postman’s murder. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
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Witnesses told media that after hearing six gunshots, he and his wife ran to the van and found Davis injured but still alive.
“The mail truck was still running and I was worried that someone would get hurt, so I pulled out the key,” the man said. “I just held his hand and said, ‘It’s okay, buddy, the ambulance is on the way. You’re going to be okay. But if it’s your time, now’s your time.'”
