Uber driver shot several times, killed on Detroit's west side

Victim was working Uber driver, witness says

DETROIT – An Uber driver man was fatally shot several times Sunday night on Detroit's west side, police said.

The Detroit Police Department said officers arrived to the 15000 block of Coyle Street at about 7:40 p.m. to find the man dead, with several gunshot wounds.

A witness told police the man was an Uber driver who had arrived to take her to get something to eat.

Police said the gunman was driving a dark-colored pickup truck and left in an unknown direction.

No other details were immediately released.


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