Beloved South Side Postal Worker Fatally Shot on Delivery Route

She was “a beautiful soul,” a wife, mother and grandmother with a dimpled smile as memorable as her spirit.That was all taken away when, in broad daylight, someone shot and killed a 48-year-old woman identified as Octavia Redmond as she was delivering mail on her Far South Side route for the U. S. Postal Service.According to Chicago police, the incident occurred in the West Pullman neighborhood in the 12100 block of South Harvard Avenue just before 11:40 a.m.Neighbors told ABC7 Chicago they saw a car approach the victim’s USPS truck before hearing at least ten gunshots.Police reported that the assailant, described as a male, approached Redmond, drew a gun and fired multiple shots. After being shot several times, Redmond was taken to Christ Hospital, where she was pronounced dead, according to Chicago Fire Department officials.As of Friday night, no one was in custody, and there is no word yet on a motive. Area Two detectives are investigating.Redmond’s USPS truck remained at the scene, and the offender fled westbound on 121st Street in a vehicle.In a somber tribute to the veteran mail carrier, a flag was lowered to half-staff outside a South Side union hall on Friday night. Redmond, a devoted...