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Man accused of shooting at postal carrier in Pittsburgh sentenced to prison

Man accused of shooting at postal carrier in Pittsburgh sentenced to prison Martinel Humphries (WPXI/WPXI)

PITTSBURGH — A man accused of shooting at a postal worker has been sentenced to prison.

Martinel Humphries pleaded guilty to firing at a mail carrier on the North Side in 2023.

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The shots missed the worker and hit a nearby house.

Investigators never pinned down for the shooting.

Humphries has a history of gun convictions and was already a felon.

He is also charged in another random shooting from that same day. Police say he shot at cars along McKnight Road from a side street.

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One man was hurt and multiple cars were hit. He is scheduled to go to trial for that shooting in June.

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