The U.S. Postal Inspection Service on Tuesday offered a $50,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the person or people who shot and killed a mail carrier delivering letters in Indiana.
Police on Monday found 45-year-old Angela Summers suffering from at least one gunshot wound in an Indianapolis neighborhood around 4 p.m. She was "awake and talking" at the time, the Indianapolis Police Department told WXIN-TV.
From there, Summers was transported to a local hospital, where she later died from her injuries. The Marion County coroner's office has ruled her death a homicide.
The U.S. Postal Inspection Service is working with local authorities to investigate the crime and confirmed that Summers was on her mail route when she was shot and killed.
"The U.S. Postal Inspection Service is actively investigating the incident and working closely with our law enforcement partners, but we are unable to comment further at this time," Postal Inspector Team Leader Andrew Brandsasse said in an email to Indy Star.
Authorities have not released a description for a possible suspect nor have they suggested which charges the person will face.
Killing a federal employee is a federal offense and could carry a life sentence.
Anyone with information in the case is asked to call police or Crime Stoppers at (317) 262-TIPS.
