US Postal Service: Mail carrier fatally shot in Albuquerque

A U.S. Postal Service spokesman says one of its employees has been shot and killed on his mail route in Albuquerque.

Spokesman Rod Spurgeon confirmed for The Associated Press on Tuesday that mail carrier Jose Hernandez was killed while on duty on Monday. He referred questions about the shooting to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Albuquerque, which did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Albuquerque police say the victim was shot around 3:45 p.m. in front of a residence on the southwest side of the city. A suspect was not in custody.

Spurgeon says Hernandez had been a U.S. Postal Service employee since 2007. He was not certain how long he had been delivering mail in the area where he was killed.

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