Georgia Postal Worker Dies After Being Shot In Head, Suspect At Large

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A female postal worker in Georgia was fatally shot in the head while she was on the job Monday evening. The incident took place outside a post office at an intersection near 2724 Wesley Chapel and Snapfinger in DeKalb County, and the victim died while on way to the hospital.

#BREAKING: Police confirm postal worker shot at post office on Wesley Chapel/Snapfinger. She died en route to the hospital. @ronjonesreports on the way to the scene. More coming to https://t.co/mPitYZVKCg pic.twitter.com/jWXdRkZqcB
— 11Alive News (@11AliveNews) November 28, 2017

Earlier tweets by a local reporter said witnesses at the scene heard four gunshots fired.

SOURCES: The female postal worker was seriously injured after she was shot. Witnesses tell us, they heard 4 rounds go off. More @ 11 @wsbtv pic.twitter.com/J2zDav57SA
— Nefertiti Jáquez (@nefertitijaquez) November 28, 2017

Investigators working with the DeKalb County Police Department and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service were at the scene and were conducting a joint investigation. The identity of the victim has not yet been released.

The suspect involved in the shooting is on the run and investigators are conducting a search.

This is a developing story.