Man arrested, charged for allegedly shooting at postal carrier in Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH — A man has been arrested and charged for allegedly shooting at a postal carrier in Pittsburgh Thursday afternoon.

Martinel Humphries, 28, is facing several charges after police responded to reports of shots fired in Perry North.

A U.S. Postal carrier told Pittsburgh police he was delivering mail in the 200 block of Waldorf Street in Perry North when a man, later identified by police as Humphries, drove past him and asked for his mail.

When the postal carrier asked for his name, Humphries allegedly pulled out a rifle and shot at him. The postal carrier was not hit, but a house was struck by bullets.

Police said in the complaint that surveillance footage appears to show that Humphries attempted to lure the postal worker closer to him before he started shooting. The two did not know each other before the incident, according to police.

Humphries fired four shots, according to the criminal complaint. His vehicle was located in the 3900 block of Oakdale Street.

A surveillance camera shows Humphries leave the vehicle carrying a gun, according to police.

Soon after, officers located Humphries in the 900 block of Woods Run Ave. According to the complaint, they used video surveillance and witnesses to identify Humphries. An AK47 pistol was recovered by police.

This all happened moments before a person was shot along McKnight Road Thursday.

Ross Township police told Channel 11 Thursday they were looking into whether the two incidents were related.

Humphries is charged with criminal attempted homicide, aggravated assault, discharging a firearm into an occupied structure, reckless endangerment, firearms violations, and providing false identification to law enforcement

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