Crime & Safety
Person Of Interest In Killing Of GA Postal Worker In Custody: Report
The 31-year-old U.S. Postal Service worker was reportedly fatally shot while completing a route in Decatur.
ATLANTA, GA — Police have taken into custody a person of interest in connection with the deadly shooting of a U.S. postal worker last week in Decatur, according to a media report.
Postal worker Dequavious Graves, 31, was shot and killed around 7 p.m. Thursday while completing a route on Oxford Drive in Decatur, according to 11Alive previously.
A person of interest was arrested in Atlanta, WAGA-TV reported Tuesday. The FBI Atlanta office confirmed the arrest.
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The person, who was not identified, was also being sought by Atlanta Police in connection with another killing, the news outlet reported.
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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.
The U.S. Postal Inspection Service offered a reward of up to $250,000 for anyone with information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the suspect in Graves' death.
Official charges have not been announced.
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