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$250K Reward Offered For Tips In Slaying Of DeKalb Postal Worker: Reports
The postal service is offering a $250,000 reward for tips that lead to the arrest of a gunman who killed a postal worker on his route.
DECATUR, GA — A $250,000 reward is being offered by the United States Postal Inspection Service for information that leads to an arrest in the killing of a postal worker in DeKalb County, authorities said Monday.
Postal worker Dequavious Graves, 31, was shot and killed on Feb. 12 just before 7 p.m. while completing a route on Oxford Drive in Decatur, according to 11 Alive.
Video from a nearby home showed the suspect opened fire on Graves' mail truck. Investigators are trying to determine if he was specifically targeted, WSB-TV reported.
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Graves had worked for the United States Postal Service for three years.
The U.S. Postal Inspection Service is offering the reward of up to $250,000 for anyone with information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the suspect in Graves' death.
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Authorities said the suspect should be considered armed and dangerous, and no one should approach the suspect.
Anyone with information can contact the U.S. Postal Inspection Service at 1-877-876-2455.
Video of the shooting can be submitted at https://uspis.us.evidence.com/axon/community-request/public/4668511.
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