A heavily armed Amazon delivery driver claimed he shot a U.S. Postal Service employee in the face because he assumed the postal worker was a “mafia assassin.”

Blake Michael Kuhlman, 26, was arrested and charged with felony first-degree assault in connection with the deadly shooting, which took place on October 3 at an apartment complex in Everett, Washington.

Police said that Kuhlman admitted to shooting the mail carrier in the head, but insisted that he opened fire in self-defense. Authorities say the victim will survive his injuries but will lose an eye.

Per KOMO News, an arrest report included what Kuhlman told police detectives about how the confrontation escalated to violence.

“(Kuhlman) indicated that this was in self-defense because the U.S. Postal Service worker was trying to c

See Full Page