Postal service offers reward for info on paintball attacks in D.C. area
WASHINGTON — A $50,000 reward is being offered for information that leads to the arrest and convictions of people who’ve been shooting mail carriers with paintball guns.
The Washington Post reports that the mail carriers were attacked on Saturday in at least five incidents in Washington and Maryland.
Postal Inspection Service spokesman Michael Martel said several carriers suffered minor injuries associated with being struck by the projectiles. A paintball pellet can have a muzzle velocity of about 300 feet per second.
The attacks occurred in southeast and southwest Washington and in Riverdale, Md.
Authorities have described the suspected vehicle involved as a silver or gray four-door sedan with temporary tags.
One of the suspects has been described as a black man in his 20s who stands about 5 feet, 10 inches tall to six feet tall. He was slim with braids or dreadlocks and wore a white shirt.
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