Postal employee wounded in Elk Grove Village’s first shooting in two years – By Katherine Rosenberg-Douglas (chicagotribune.com) / Jan 1 2019
A postal service worker working in an unmarked postal vehicle was shot multiple times Saturday evening in Elk Grove Village, police in the suburb said.
The shooting was the first in the village of about 32,000 residents in two years, according to a news release from the suburb’s Police Department.
Village police were called to Brantwood Avenue and Smethwick Lane about 6 p.m. after a resident heard the employee calling out for help, the police statement said.
Witnesses told investigators they saw a dark-colored SUV leaving the area after the shooting.
The victim, whose identity wasn’t disclosed by police, was taken to Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge for treatment. His condition was not immediately known, police said.
The department said that the police presence in the area would be bolstered in coming days.
Police ask that anyone with additional information call the Elk Grove Village Police Department at (847) 357-4100.
