TEWKSBURY — Chief Ryan Columbus reports that Tewksbury Police is seeking a man who fled from a vehicle after brandishing a firearm at a U.S. Postal Service mail carrier while wearing a mask on Tuesday.
On Tuesday, Aug. 13, at approximately 11:04 a.m., Tewksbury Police were notified of an incident in which someone allegedly brandished a firearm at a U.S. Postal Service mail carrier in the area of 483 Shawsheen St.
Tewksbury Police responded to the area and saw the vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed on Whipple Road. Tewksbury Police followed that vehicle to the area of Tomahawk Drive, at which point the driver bailed out of the vehicle and ran away.
Tewksbury Police searched the neighborhood where the suspect was last seen by a witness on Nightengale Lane. Numerous officers and resources were deployed to the area including the Massachusetts State Police Airwing, Northeastern Massachusetts Law Enforcement Council (NEMLEC) SWAT Team, Drones, and K-9’s to search for the suspect. Police also notified nearby residents via a Code Red message and posted about the incident on social media.
A Tewksbury Police K-9 recovered a firearm behind a home on Grasshopper Lane, which is believed to be the suspect’s.
“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,” Chief Columbus said. “However he has not been located at this time. The suspect’s motives are part of an ongoing investigation.”
The suspect is described as a black male, possibly in his late teens or early 20s, wearing a dark-colored sweatshirt and mask.
Police ask anyone with information related to this incident to contact the Department at 978-851-7373, or via the tip line https://tewksburypolice.com/anonymous-tips/.