Post Office Bombing: FBI Releases Sketch of NW Indiana Suspect

EAST CHICAGO, IN — The FBI on Monday released a sketch of the man believed to be responsible for a pipe bomb explosion that injured a postal worker in Northwest Indiana earlier this month. The bombing happened just after 5:30 p.m. Sept. 6 at the East Chicago Post Office, 901 E. Chicago Ave. The FBI on Monday described the suspect as a thin white male about 6 feet tall and 30 years old with a clean-shaven face and dark-rimmed glasses.

Officials said the man wore black pants with very slender legs, dark-colored vinyl sneakers and a faded black hooded sweatshirt. The FBI's Indianapolis Division said he also had a "unique walk."

The pipe bomb did not damage the post office building or disrupt mail service, according to the Northwest Indiana Times, but a postal worker suffered minor injuries. The injured female employee was taken to St. Catherine Hospital after the blast.

An FBI spokeswoman would not comment on whether the post office bomber could be linked to other cases, according to the Times. (For more information on this and other neighborhood stories, subscribe to Patch to receive daily newsletters and breaking news alerts.)

Anyone with information on the suspect is asked to call 1-800-CALL-FBI or submit a tip online at tips.fbi.gov.

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