Uber driver shoots and kills a male passenger on a Denver highway

  • Police in Denver say Uber driver shot a client multiple times, killing him, while traveling along Interstate 25 overnight 
  • The driver called 911 to report the shooting after crashing vehicle into the median
  • Investigators say the shooting took place during a conflict between driver and passenger 
  • Uber’s policy prohibits drivers and passengers from carrying weapons of any kind 

Police in Denver are questioning an Uber driver who they say shot and killed his passenger overnight.

The incident took place at around 2.45am while the ride-sharing vehicle was traveling in the southbound lanes of Interstate 25 near University Boulevard.

According to investigators, the Uber driver called 911 to report the shooting.

First responders in Denver are pictured placing a man on a stretcher after he was fatally shot by his Uber driver overnight 

The silver Nissan crashed into the median on I-25 after the deadly shooting at 3am 

The silver Nissan crashed into the median on I-25 after the deadly shooting at 3am 

Officers who responded to the scene attempted CPR, but the man could not be revived after suffering multiple gunshot wounds, reported The Denver Channel.

Denver Police Department spokesman Sonny Jackson says preliminary information points to a conflict between the driver and passenger.

Following the shooting, the driver’s silver sedan crashed into the median.

The driver and victim were both transported to hospitals. Jackson says the victim was pronounced dead, and the male motorist has been treated and released.

The names of the gunman and the victim have not been disclosed as of Friday morning. So far, no arrests have been made. 

Police are questioning the driver (pictured), who so far has not been arrested 

Police are questioning the driver (pictured), who so far has not been arrested 

Denver Police Department detectives, foreground, investigate near where a Nissan sedan, top left, being driven by an Uber driver crashed into a retaining wall

Denver Police Department detectives, foreground, investigate near where a Nissan sedan, top left, being driven by an Uber driver crashed into a retaining wall

Police tweeted that southbound I-25 will remains closed traffic at University Boulevard through the morning rush hour for the ongoing investigation.

Under Uber’s policy, drivers and passengers are prohibited from carrying weapons of any kind in a vehicle using the ride-sharing app. 

 

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