USPS employee robbed at gunpoint on South Side

CHICAGO — Authorities are searching for answers after a USPS employee was robbed at gunpoint on the South Side on Tuesday afternoon.

According to Chicago police, the robbery unfolded just before 3 p.m. Tuesday in the 700 block of West 73rd Street in Englewood.

Officers said the victim, a 20-year-old woman, was in the area when she was approached by a group of four people, one of whom was armed with a gun.

The group then stole the woman’s property and fled the scene.

On Wednesday, officials from the U.S. Postal Inspection Service confirmed that the victim is a USPS employee.

No injuries were reported and no arrests have been made in connection with the incident.

While it is unclear if the victim was working at the time of the robbery, USPIS and CPD are investigating.

Anyone with information on the robbery is asked to contact CPD Area One detectives at 312-747-8380 or dial 911.

Those with information that could help authorities in their investigation can also leave a tip at CPDtip.com. Tips can be filed anonymously.