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| 21-Year-Old Man Charged in Fatal Shooting of Indianapolis Postal Worker | 21-Year-Old Man Charged in Fatal Shooting of Indianapolis Postal Worker |
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| An Indianapolis man was accused on Wednesday of killing a postal worker while she was delivering mail on his street, after he confronted her about mail not being delivered at his home, court documents show. | An Indianapolis man was accused on Wednesday of killing a postal worker while she was delivering mail on his street, after he confronted her about mail not being delivered at his home, court documents show. |
| The postal worker, Angela Summers, 45, was shot in the chest just before 4 p.m. on Monday on North Denny Street in east Indianapolis, according to an affidavit written by Joseph J. De St Jean, an inspector with the U.S. Postal Inspection Service. | The postal worker, Angela Summers, 45, was shot in the chest just before 4 p.m. on Monday on North Denny Street in east Indianapolis, according to an affidavit written by Joseph J. De St Jean, an inspector with the U.S. Postal Inspection Service. |
| The man, Tony Cushingberry-Mays, 21, was charged with murder, assault on an employee of the United States and a firearms offense. He was set to appear in federal court on Thursday, and it was not immediately clear whether he had a lawyer. | The man, Tony Cushingberry-Mays, 21, was charged with murder, assault on an employee of the United States and a firearms offense. He was set to appear in federal court on Thursday, and it was not immediately clear whether he had a lawyer. |
| According to the affidavit, Mr. Cushingberry-Mays told the authorities that he lived next door to the home where Ms. Summers was delivering mail. The Postal Service had stopped delivering mail to his home because of problems with a dog there, the affidavit said. | According to the affidavit, Mr. Cushingberry-Mays told the authorities that he lived next door to the home where Ms. Summers was delivering mail. The Postal Service had stopped delivering mail to his home because of problems with a dog there, the affidavit said. |
| Mr. Cushingberry-Mays confronted Ms. Summers and the argument escalated, Inspector De St Jean wrote in the affidavit. Witnesses told detectives that Ms. Summers pepper-sprayed Mr. Cushingberry-Mays before Mr. Cushingberry-Mays shot Ms. Summers, the affidavit said. | Mr. Cushingberry-Mays confronted Ms. Summers and the argument escalated, Inspector De St Jean wrote in the affidavit. Witnesses told detectives that Ms. Summers pepper-sprayed Mr. Cushingberry-Mays before Mr. Cushingberry-Mays shot Ms. Summers, the affidavit said. |
| In an interview with investigators, Mr. Cushingberry-Mays said that he had asked Ms. Summers several times for his mail and that she did not respond to him, Inspector De St Jean wrote in the affidavit. Mr. Cushingberry-Mays told the authorities the pepper spray caused him discomfort because he had asthma, Inspector De St Jean wrote, and that he did not mean to kill Ms. Summers — only to scare her. He said he had never spoken to Ms. Summers before, the inspector said. | In an interview with investigators, Mr. Cushingberry-Mays said that he had asked Ms. Summers several times for his mail and that she did not respond to him, Inspector De St Jean wrote in the affidavit. Mr. Cushingberry-Mays told the authorities the pepper spray caused him discomfort because he had asthma, Inspector De St Jean wrote, and that he did not mean to kill Ms. Summers — only to scare her. He said he had never spoken to Ms. Summers before, the inspector said. |
| Prosecutors declined to provide further information. | Prosecutors declined to provide further information. |
| As she was falling asleep at her home on North Denny street, Alondra Salazar, 19, said she heard a loud noise followed by a knock on the door, she told The Indianapolis Star. When she opened it, she said, she found a wounded Ms. Summers on the porch, surrounded by blood, undelivered mail and a can of pepper spray. She comforted Ms. Summers, who she said was hyperventilating, while they waited for the paramedics, the newspaper reported. | As she was falling asleep at her home on North Denny street, Alondra Salazar, 19, said she heard a loud noise followed by a knock on the door, she told The Indianapolis Star. When she opened it, she said, she found a wounded Ms. Summers on the porch, surrounded by blood, undelivered mail and a can of pepper spray. She comforted Ms. Summers, who she said was hyperventilating, while they waited for the paramedics, the newspaper reported. |
| Ms. Summers was taken to a hospital, where she died, the police said. | Ms. Summers was taken to a hospital, where she died, the police said. |
| Odessa Wallace, a friend of Ms. Summers, said she had known the postal worker for more than a decade and wished she could hug her one more time. | Odessa Wallace, a friend of Ms. Summers, said she had known the postal worker for more than a decade and wished she could hug her one more time. |
| “The Angela I knew was adventurous, fun-loving, bubbly, passionate and loved her daughter more than anything else,” Ms. Wallace said. | “The Angela I knew was adventurous, fun-loving, bubbly, passionate and loved her daughter more than anything else,” Ms. Wallace said. |
| Ms. Summers joined the United States Postal Service less than two years ago and was dedicated to her customers and co-workers as a letter carrier and union representative, according to the letter carriers association. | Ms. Summers joined the United States Postal Service less than two years ago and was dedicated to her customers and co-workers as a letter carrier and union representative, according to the letter carriers association. |
| Fredric Rolando, the association’s president, said the nation’s postal workers faced many dangers on the job, and even more now so that millions of Americans could shelter at home amid the pandemic. | Fredric Rolando, the association’s president, said the nation’s postal workers faced many dangers on the job, and even more now so that millions of Americans could shelter at home amid the pandemic. |
| “That is a risk we take for the greater good, but what happened to sister Summers is heartbreaking because it was so unnecessary and so senseless,” Mr. Rolando said in a statement. | “That is a risk we take for the greater good, but what happened to sister Summers is heartbreaking because it was so unnecessary and so senseless,” Mr. Rolando said in a statement. |
| From 2013 to 2018, four postal workers were killed in workplace homicides, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. | From 2013 to 2018, four postal workers were killed in workplace homicides, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. |
| Ethan Evans, a member of the City-County Council of Indianapolis and Marion County, mourned the loss of Ms. Summers in a Facebook post on Tuesday. | Ethan Evans, a member of the City-County Council of Indianapolis and Marion County, mourned the loss of Ms. Summers in a Facebook post on Tuesday. |
| “We have to be there for our front-line workers, just like they are for us, by working to #StopGunViolence,” he said. | “We have to be there for our front-line workers, just like they are for us, by working to #StopGunViolence,” he said. |
| Christine Hauser contributed reporting. |