A Florida mail carrier was shot in the wrist Saturday afternoon while delivering mail in an apartment complex on a route she recently took over, police and a city official said. Police did not release identification of the victim, but City Commissioner Don Garrett identified her as Patty Mcleod  of Lake Harbor, who has worked for the Belle Glade post office for about 15 years. Mcleod was delivering mail around 1 p.m. when she heard a loud bang, then realized she was shot, police said. A maintenance man drove her in her mail truck to Glades General Hospital.  [scroll down for story ] New Jersey postal worker shot while on his route - A postal worker is recovering after two burglars shot him while he was delivering mail in East Orange [New Jersey] . Police say the postman interrupted a burglary on Saturday. Authorities say the postal worker and suspects got into a scuffle that ended with the worker being shot in the leg.

source:South Florida Sun -Sentinel