5 Mail Carriers Attacked With Paintballs

Postal workers attacked during 3-hour period over Memorial Day weekend
By Evann Gastaldo,  Newser Staff
Posted May 26, 2020 12:40 AM CDT
Suspects Carry Out Paintball Attacks on Postal Workers
In this Wednesday, May 6, 2020, photo, United States Postal Service carrier Henrietta Dixon gets into her truck to deliver mail in Philadelphia.   (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Over a period of three hours on Saturday, five US Postal Service mail carriers were shot with paintballs in what police are calling a series of attacks carried out by two men. The USPS' law enforcement division is offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to the paintball gunmen, Fox 5 DC reports. The afternoon attacks carried out in Washington, DC, and Maryland's Prince George's County left several of the USPS carriers with minor injuries, WTOP reports. (More paintball stories.)

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