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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Business
Alina Polianskaya

Police hunt Uber Eats driver after customer shot dead outside home

Police are hunting for an UberEats delivery driver after a man was shot dead as he collected his takeaway. 

Ryan Thornton, 30, had ordered some food  at around 11pm on Saturday night. 

He stepped outside his home near Atlanta, Georgia, to pick it up when a dispute took place, police in the city said. 

W itnesses said tha t he exchanged words with the driver from UberEats. 

Someone in a white Volkswagen then opened fire, before leaving the apartment complex, according to reports. 

Mr Thornton was rushed to the nearby Grady Memorial Hospital, where he later died.

His body was identified by The Fulton County Medical Examiner's Office.

There have been no arrests yet. 

An Uber spokesman said: “We are shocked and saddened by this news.

"We are working with Atlanta Police, and our hearts go out to the families of those involved.”

Additional reporting by Associated Press. 

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