Crime & Safety
Milwaukee, WI Man Gets 38 Years for Murder of Postal Worker
Milwaukee, WI – A Milwaukee man has been sentenced to 38 years in federal prison for the murder of a U.S. Postal Service letter carrier who was shot and killed while delivering mail in 2022, bringing
By Elliot Vaughn · 2026-10-17T03:13:48.496Z
Milwaukee, WI – A Milwaukee man has been sentenced to 38 years in federal prison for the murder of a U.S. Postal Service letter carrier who was shot and killed while delivering mail in 2022, bringing a major development in a case prosecutors described as a planned and senseless killing.
According to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, Chief U.S. District Judge Pamela Pepper sentenced Kevin McCaa, 40, on Wednesday, Oct. 14, to 38 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release.
McCaa pleaded guilty July 8 to the murder of a U.S. postal employee and discharging a firearm during a crime of violence.
Postal Worker Targeted Over Suspected Drug Package
Investigators determined that veteran letter carrier Aundre Cross was delivering mail in Milwaukee on Dec. 9, 2022, when he was shot in the head and killed.
Federal prosecutors said McCaa and co defendant Charles Ducksworth Jr. surveilled Cross for more than 30 minutes before the shooting.
Authorities determined the men targeted Cross because they believed he had stolen their drug package.
Following the murder, the defendants allegedly disposed of the firearm in a nearby creek, changed their phone numbers and discarded clothing.
Both men were arrested Dec. 27, 2022.
Judge Calls Murder Premeditated
During sentencing, Judge Pepper described the killing as premeditated and planned beforehand with malice aforethought.
Investigators used phone records, automated license plate reader technology and surveillance footage to reconstruct the suspects' movements.
First Assistant U.S. Attorney Brad Schimel called the murder a cold blooded, senseless act against a beloved member of the community.
Ducksworth has also pleaded guilty and is scheduled for sentencing Nov. 18.
The investigation involved Milwaukee police, the FBI, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service and other local agencies.