Friday evening, Milwaukee police said someone shot and killed a United States Postal Service carrier while he was delivering mail. The United States Postal Inspection Service identified the victim as Aundre Cross. Police said he was in his 40s.For over 18 years, Cross delivered the mail and smiles. “Aundre came to work every day with a smile on his face. If you was sad, he was going to make sure gonna get a smile. He’s going to make you laugh every day,” said Melissa Carter, a friend and coworker to Cross.Video shared with sister station WISN 12 News by Elaxex Trammel, a resident on his route, showed him laughing and smiling while delivering her mail just hours before he was killed. “If you had a bad morning, he could come in loud, joyful, change your whole mood. Forget what you were even upset about,” said Cross’ friend and coworker, Jyfena Brown, “He was a good person. Had three beautiful kids, a wife. Imagine how they feel, two weeks before Christmas.”Surveillance video obtained by sister stationWISN 12 News captured the gunfire and a subject running to a car. The car appears to resemble the same car on the U.S. Postal Inspection Service’s wanted poster. The wanted poster says the suspect vehicle is a silver Audi Q5 SUV with tinted windows.”Being a carrier in Milwaukee is very scary now. And you are alone on the route. It’s just literally you and the mail,” Brown said.The U.S. Postal Inspection Service is offering a reward of up to $50,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the suspect(s) involved in the homicide.Postal workers gathered Saturday evening, where Cross spent the last moments of his life, to mourn the loss of one of their own. “It’s sad to see someone good like him. It just hurts because he didn’t deserve this at all,” Brown said.Milwaukee police ask anyone with information to contact them at 414-935-7272 or to remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at 414-224-Tips or P3 Tips App.Watch the video above for the full story.
Friday evening, Milwaukee police said someone shot and killed a United States Postal Service carrier while he was delivering mail.
The United States Postal Inspection Service identified the victim as Aundre Cross. Police said he was in his 40s.
For over 18 years, Cross delivered the mail and smiles.
“Aundre came to work every day with a smile on his face. If you was sad, he was going to make sure gonna get a smile. He’s going to make you laugh every day,” said Melissa Carter, a friend and coworker to Cross.
Video shared with sister station WISN 12 News by Elaxex Trammel, a resident on his route, showed him laughing and smiling while delivering her mail just hours before he was killed.
“If you had a bad morning, he could come in loud, joyful, change your whole mood. Forget what you were even upset about,” said Cross’ friend and coworker, Jyfena Brown, “He was a good person. Had three beautiful kids, a wife. Imagine how they feel, two weeks before Christmas.”
Surveillance video obtained by sister stationWISN 12 News captured the gunfire and a subject running to a car. The car appears to resemble the same car on the U.S. Postal Inspection Service’s wanted poster. The wanted poster says the suspect vehicle is a silver Audi Q5 SUV with tinted windows.
“Being a carrier in Milwaukee is very scary now. And you are alone on the route. It’s just literally you and the mail,” Brown said.
The U.S. Postal Inspection Service is offering a reward of up to $50,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the suspect(s) involved in the homicide.
Postal workers gathered Saturday evening, where Cross spent the last moments of his life, to mourn the loss of one of their own.
“It’s sad to see someone good like him. It just hurts because he didn’t deserve this at all,” Brown said.
Milwaukee police ask anyone with information to contact them at 414-935-7272 or to remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at 414-224-Tips or P3 Tips App.
Watch the video above for the full story.
