Uber driver shot on top of head while dropping off passenger in Raleigh

Monday, October 7, 2019
RALEIGH -- An Uber driver was injured after shots were fired at her SUV in Raleigh, North Carolina on Monday morning.

Raleigh Police Department said a woman was driving for Uber on Hill Street near New Bern Avenue when bullets hit her SUV around 2 a.m. The woman was shot "on the top of the head" while dropping off a passenger, according to police.

ABC11 crews captured footage of the woman walking away without life-threatening injuries. Several shots appeared to hit the vehicle before she pulled over on East Street for help.
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At least five bullet holes were seen on the outside of the vehicle. A rear window was also shot out.
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The woman was taken to the hospital. Police are still investigating.
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