Family IDs Postal Worker Fatally Shot On I-57: Report

OAK FOREST, IL — A female U.S. postal worker who died Monday night after being shot while driving on I-57 near Oak Forest has been identified by family as Tamara Clayton, 55, according to WLS-TV. According to police, Clayton was driving a Chevy Malibu when she was shot several times around 10 p.m. in the inbound lanes of the interstate, near Cicero Avenue, the news report said. WLS-TV reported the shooting caused the woman to crash into the median, and she was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

The USPS said Clayton was a mail carrier with Chicago International Military Service Center facility and had been with the U.S. Postal Service since 1993.

"The Postal Service is deeply saddened on hearing of this tragedy and share our thoughts and prayers with the family," a USPS spokesperson said in a statement, according to WLS-TV.

All inbound lanes of the expressway were closed until after midnight due to an investigation, during which shell casings were located.

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As of Tuesday, police said no suspects are in custody, according to the news report. Anyone with information on the shooting is asked to contact Illinois State Police at 847-294-4400.

This fatal shooting happened nearly six hours after three occupants of a vehicle, including a 12-year-old boy, were shot on northbound on I-57 late Monday afternoon. Police said occupants of another vehicle shot at the car near the 127th Street exit in Calumet Park.

The vehicle carrying three gunshot victims was able to exit the expressway off the 127th Street exit. However, the shooting shut down the I-57 northbound lanes from 127th Street to 147th Street/Sibley Boulevard during the afternoon rush.

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

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