Vigil planned for Maryland postal carrier slain last year delivering mail in the dark

Posted on November 21, 2014November 21, 2014 by 21cpw

The family of a mailman slain while on his route in Landover, Md., last year is expected to join postal carriers for a candlelight vigil in his memory this weekend. They’re planning to gather Sunday at Reed Street and Jutewood Avenue in Landover, where 26-year-old Tyson Jerome Barnette was fatally shot while delivering mail at…

USPIS: $100K reward in 2013 murder of Md. letter carrier

Posted on August 12, 2014August 12, 2014 by 21cpw

(August 11, 2014) CHEVERLY, Md. [WUSA9] — Solving the 2013 murder of the Md. letter carrier, Tyson Jerome Barnette is still a top priority, according to a spokesperson for the Postal Inspection Service. The letter carrier was shot and killed on November 23, 2013, officials said. Barnette was delivering mail at night in Cheverly, Md….