NALC - National Association of Letter Carriers
02/20/2026 | News release | Distributed by Public on 02/20/2026 14:18
NALC statement on the murder of Branch 2225 member Dequavious Graves
February 20, 2026
NALC President Brian L. Renfroe released the following statement:
NALC is heartbroken by the murder of Dequavious Graves, our brother from Branch 2225 in Decatur, GA. Brother Graves was fatally shot on his route last week. While the investigation is ongoing, and a person of interest has been arrested, one thing is certain: This senseless, horrific, violent tragedy should never have happened.
Graves had been a letter carrier for nearly four years and was only 31. The 295,000 members of NALC mourn his loss and send our deepest sympathies to his family, friends, co-workers, and all his loved ones.
His loss is a jarring reminder of the hazards letter carriers face every day on the job as we serve the American public.
NALC's peer-to-peer Emergency Response Team was deployed to Brother Graves's station and is working to assist his family and co-workers in the immediate aftermath of this unimaginable tragedy.
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