Photo Released Of Man Suspected Of Pulling Gun On Mailman In Tewksbury

TEWKSBURY, MA — Police released a photo Wednesday of the suspect believed to have pulled a gun on a U.S. Postal Service mail carrier before fleeing from a vehicle in Tewksbury Tuesday morning.

The incident occurred in the 400 block of Shawsheen Street just after 11 a.m., after which authorities arrived to find the car speeding on Whipple Road, according to the Tewksbury Police Department.

Police said they followed the car to Tomahawk Drive, "at which point the driver bailed out of the vehicle and ran away." He was last seen by a witness on Nightengale Lane, and police recovered a gun behind a Grasshopper Lane home believed to be the suspect's.

Despite a joint effort by the Massachusetts State Police Airwing, Northeastern Massachusetts Law Enforcement Council SWAT Team, Drones, and K-9s to search for the suspect, he has yet to be found, according to police. Police also notified nearby residents via a Code Red message and posted about the incident on social media.

"We have deployed every asset at our disposal to find this individual, including a door-to-door search in the area he was last seen," Tewksbury Police Chief Ryam M. Columbus said.

Police described the suspect as a black male, possibly in his late teens or early 20s, wearing a dark-colored sweatshirt and mask.

His motive is also unknown, police added.

The department is urging anyone with relevant information to contact the Department at 978-851-7373, or via their tip line.