The Great Smoky Mountain Journal
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Tuesday, January 01, 2019 02:44 PM
Uber Eats Driver in Memphis Says He Shot A Group Of People After Teenager Tried To Rob Him Thursday Morning
The driver told investigators that he had just gotten into his car in the parking lot of an IHOP in White Haven when a teenager attempted to rob him. He said the teen told him to be quiet and hand over his car keys and money.
At that point, the Uber Eats driver claimed he pulled out his gun and shot the teenager. CBS affiliate WREG reported that police said the teenager's accomplices fired back as they ran away.
Investigators discovered bullets in the Uber Eats driver's car. The teenager was injured and remains in critical condition at a hospital. One suspect is in custody and another hasn't been found.