Uber driver killed when woman mistakenly thought she was being kidnapped, US cops say


Copas did not tell law enforcement she feared for her safety before shooting Piedra, according to KTSM. She took a photo of the wounded Uber driver and sent it to her boyfriend before calling 911, the TV station reported. — Bloomberg

An Uber driver died days after a passenger was accused of shooting him, believing she was being kidnapped, Texas cops say.

Phoebe Copas, 48, is now charged with murder following the June 16 shooting, the El Paso Police Department said in a June 22 news release. She is being held in the El Paso jail on a US$1.5mil bond.

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