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Teen arrested after Uber driver found shot to death in Lawrenceville
The 15-year-old suspect faces adult murder charges after carjacking and fatally shooting a 58-year-old Uber driver; police used technology and video to track the vehicle and make an arrest.
- On Jan. 1, Lawrenceville Police Department officers responded to the 600 block of Groveland Parkway about 5:20 a.m. and found a man dead; a 15-year-old boy was arrested and charged with murder as an adult.
- Ring and doorbell camera footage showed a black SUV stop and drop the victim, and detectives used investigative technology to trace the vehicle to Hardwood Circle, Lilburn around 1 p.m.
- Detectives say the victim was a 58-year-old Uber driver who was carjacked and suffered at least one gunshot wound, and police are withholding the victim's name while notifying next of kin.
- Investigators describe the probe as ongoing while they continue to gather evidence; authorities have not disclosed whether a weapon was recovered or if the suspect acted alone.
- Uber said it has been in contact with Lawrenceville Police Department, offered condolences, banned the rider's account linked to the incident, and noted its former law enforcement staff and in-app safety features.
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Fox NewsGeorgia teen charged with murdering Uber driver in suburban carjacking, leaving him to die
A 15-year-old boy has been charged as an adult with murder after an Uber driver was found shot to death early New Year’s Day after a carjacking in a suburban Atlanta community, authorities said.
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