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Police search for suspect after U.S. Postal Service carrier shot in South LA

By Julie Sharp

June 16, 2025 / 3:05 PM PDT / CBS LA

CBS News Los Angeles

A U.S. Postal Service carrier was shot in the arm Monday in South Los Angeles, and police are searching for a suspect.

Around 11:40 a.m., the carrier was allegedly shot in the area of Century Boulevard and Central Avenue, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. The victim was conscious and breathing when taken to a hospital, an LAPD representative said.

"The United States Postal Inspection Service and the Los Angeles Police Department responded after receiving reports of a letter carrier who was shot in the South Los Angeles area," Postal Inspector Patricia Mendoza said in a statement.

"The Postal Inspection Service can confirm the postal employee was shot. This is an active investigation, and no additional information can be provided at this time."

Julie Sharp

Julie Sharp is a digital producer at CBS Los Angeles. She is a South Bay native and majored in print journalism at Cal State University Long Beach. Julie previously reported for the Beach Reporter, contributed to the Palos Verdes Pulse and worked as a video journalist for CBS News before joining the CBS News Los Angeles website team.