Mail carrier fatally shot in postal van in Ohio

A mail carrier in Ohio was fatally shot in his postal van over the weekend in what police believe was a targeted attack.

A mail carrier in Ohio was fatally shot in his postal van over the weekend in what police believe was a targeted attack.

Jonte Davis, 33, was wounded “while inside his U.S. postal van by a suspect in another vehicle,” Warren police said Sunday on Facebook.

Officers said they responded to a report of shots fired about 1:45 p.m. Saturday in the 600 block of Olive Avenue NE in Warren, a city in northeast Ohio.

An investigation is underway after a U.S. Postal Service mail carrier was shot and killed Saturday in Warren, Ohio.WKYCPolice and emergency medical personnel performed lifesaving measures on Davis, who died from his wounds at Trumbull Regional Medical Center, police said.

Within hours after police responded to the shooting scene, a suspect vehicle was found on a driveway at a residence on Maryland Avenue NE, police said. A search warrant for the home and the vehicle was obtained, police said.

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