A rideshare driver is accused of shooting a passenger amid an argument near Atlantic Station early Monday morning, according to officials.
Details are limited, but Atlanta police said the incident occurred around 2:30 a.m. in the 200 block of 18th Street near the upscale Midtown shopping area. A 26-year-old man was shot in the stomach and was rushed to Grady Memorial Hospital. He was described as stable, police said.
The driver, identified as Robert Wallace, was arrested a half-mile away at the intersection of 17th and Spring streets.
The driver has been permanently removed from the Lyft platform, a company spokesperson said in a statement.
“This incident is deeply concerning, and the behavior described has no place in the Lyft community or our society,” the spokesperson added. “We are in contact with the rider to offer support, and stand ready to assist law enforcement with any investigation.”
According to a warrant, Wallace had just transported the man and a witness, when Wallace “was reportedly rude to the victim.”
Investigators did not note what words were exchanged, but said the man got out of the back seat and approached the driver.
“Wallace then exited his seat, shot the victim, returned to his car and fled the scene,” the responding officer wrote in the warrant.
He faces charges of aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony.
No other details have been released by police.
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