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Mail Carrier Shot and Killed, Killer Sentenced to 30 Years

  • An Indianapolis man was sentenced to 30 years in prison for fatally shooting a U.S. Postal Service mail carrier in 2020.
  • Tony Cushingberry pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and discharging a firearm during a crime of violence.
  • Cushingberry shot Angela Summers, 45, in the chest after aggressively approaching her and demanding his mail.
  • Summers died at the hospital and Cushingberry fled the scene but was later arrested.
  • The U.S. Attorney called Cushingberry's actions "evil" and said Summers should be alive today.
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