Ray Hodges was ordering food when a suspect began arguing with him over 'who was first in line to order.' Hodges, 36, was a letter carrier in Manhattan.

The suspect charged with killing an on-duty postal service employee reportedly has a violent criminal history, according to news reports.

The victim, USPS employee Ray Hodges, is being remembered as an "honorable man" and a "great father" following the Jan. 2 stabbing in Harlem

A U.S. Postal Service worker was stabbed to death at a deli in Manhattan on Thursday, police said. The incident happened at Joe’s Grocery at 168 Lenox Ave. in Harlem around 2:30 p.m., according to the NYPD.

The Harlem deli worker says the postal worker who died and the woman charged with his murder were regular customers.

An employee at the deli told NBC New York a fight broke out over a food order, as the suspect was upset the postal worker placed his order first. Hodges was taken to Harlem Hospit

A New York City woman was arrested in connection to the alleged fatal stabbing of Ray Hodges, a U.S. Postal Service employee. The incident occurred inside a deli in Harlem, apparently over a food order according to an employee.