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 $1.5 million bond. Daniel Piedra Garcia, 52, was taken off life support Wednesday, his niece said in a Facebook post. Police said Copas, of Tompkinsville, Kentucky, was visiting her boyfriend in El Paso and took an Uber to meet him at a casino after he got off work, according to Scruf Tuff.
When Copas saw signs during the drive for Juarez, Mexico, she believed Piedra was kidnapping her, Scruf Tuff reported. “At some point during the drive, Copas thought she was being taken into Mexico and shot Piedra,” police said. “The investigation does not support that a kidnapping took place or that Piedra was veering from Copas’ destination.” Police said Piedra was shot “in the back of the head and wrist” while driving on U.S. 54, Scruf Tuff reported.
