Crime & Safety
Man Who Killed Postal Worker Was Upset About Lack Of Mail Delivery
Upset about the status of his mail, the man chased the letter carrier onto a neighbor's porch and shot her in the chest, officials said.
INDIANAPOLIS, IN — An Indianapolis man pleaded guilty to killing a postal worker during a confrontation regarding the status of his mail, according to federal officials.
Letter carrier Angela Summers was working her usual delivery route April 27, 2020, when she was approached by Tony Cushingberry, who was upset about a recent lack of mail delivery, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Southern District of Indiana.
Cushingberry chased Summers onto a neighbor’s porch on North Denny Street, and she reached for a can of defensive spray and sprayed him, the news release said. Cushingberry pulled a handgun from his waistband and shot Summers in the chest, according to the news release, and she collapsed on the porch while he fled.
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“Letter carrier Summers was a dedicated public servant simply doing her job when she was senselessly murdered,” U.S. Attorney Zachary A. Myers said in the news release.
Cushingberry, 23, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and faces a maximum sentence of life in prison, according to the news release.
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