Over the weekend, a mail carrier in Ohio was shot and killed inside his postal truck, and the authorities believe that the incident was one that was specifically directed at him.
The Warren Police Department announced on its Facebook page on Sunday that Jonte Davis, 33, was injured "while inside his United States Postal Service van by a suspect in another vehicle."
In the city of Warren, which is located in northeast Ohio, officers responded to a report of shots fired at approximately 1:45 p.m. on Saturday. The location of the shooting was in the 600 block of Olive Avenue NE.
According to the police, attempts to save Davis's life were made by both law enforcement and emergency medical services. Davis ultimately succumbed to his injuries at Trumbull Regional Medical Center.
According to the police, a suspect vehicle was discovered on a driveway at a property located on Maryland Avenue NE within a few hours of the emergency response team arriving at the scene of the incident. The police have stated that they have secured a search warrant for both the residence and the vehicle. There was no one from the Warren Police Department who could be reached for comment immediately on Monday afternoon in order to provide an update on the investigation.
The police, on the other hand, stated that "at this time, there is no one in custody for this targeted attack." It is currently thought that the suspect(s) and the victim knew each other at the time of the incident.
According to the authorities, the investigation is being assisted by both the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Postal Service. Unfortunately, we were unable to get in touch with anyone from the FBI's office in Cleveland for a statement right away.
According to a brochure distributed by the United States Postal Inspection Service, the agency is offering a reward of two hundred and fifty thousand dollars for any information that leads to the arrest and conviction of any suspect or suspects about the homicide.
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