PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — An Uber driver is in critical condition after he was shot through the rear window of his SUV in North Philadelphia.
Around 11:30 Wednesday night near 13th Street and Lehigh Avenue — about five blocks north of Temple’s campus — a bullet shattered the rear windshield and tore through the headrests on the driver’s side of the SUV, striking the 34-year-old driver in the head.
An 18-year-old passenger had only been in the car for a few minutes when she heard gunshots.
“She’s extremely lucky because she was missed by getting struck by gunfire by just a few inches because she was in the backseat of this small SUV,” said Chief Inspector Scott Small.
The car kept going, crashing at Broad Street and Lehigh Avenue.
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“The Uber continued westbound, crossed over Broad Street, jumped the curb and struck the utility pole,” said Small. “That’s when police arrived on location and they realized that the 34-year-old Uber driver was struck in the head.”
Officers found six spent shell casings at 13th and Lehigh. The car was only struck by a single bullet.
The passenger told police no argument or road rage lead up to the shooting.
The driver remains in critical condition at the hospital.
No arrests have been made.
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