Witnesses in the neighbourhood heard gunshots and rushed to assist the postal worker who told them he couldn't feel his legs.
Emergency personnel from the Houston Fire Department arrived at the scene and took the man to a local trauma center. According to KPRC Click2Houston, the man is currently in a stable condition.
Neighbors recall hearing gunshots but no actual witnesses to the crime have been identified so far. Some have said they remember seeing a black sedan driving from the scene, which may be related to an earlier crime at a local Costco involving a black Honda compact SUV. A white or Hispanic heavily tattooed man was said to have attempted to shoot a Costco employee, ABC13 reports.
The mail carrier was not the community's usual mailman, which has led some to suggest it may have been a random attack.The U.S. Postal Inspection Service is said to be offering a reward of up to $50,000 to anyone who can provide information that can lead to an arrest and conviction.The city of Houston is seeing an increase in violent crime, police data shows.
Citing data from the Houston Police Department, ABC13 reported a 16.8 percent increase in the number of aggravated assaults between June and October 2019 compared to last year.
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