Postal worker grazed by a bullet in Dorchester

BOSTON — A mail carrier was grazed by a bullet in Dorchester Tuesday evening.

Boston Police said a person was shot on Merrill Street just before 6:30 p.m. That person suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

The United States Postal Service confirmed it was one of its carriers that was grazed. The carrier is being treated at a local hospital, according to the USPS.

No arrests have been made.

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