Texas police are searching for an Uber passenger who shot and killed another rider Friday near Houston, authorities say
Texas police are looking for an Uber passenger who shot and killed another rider Friday near Houston, authorities said.
Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez identified the victim as James Grant Booker II, 26. The alleged shooter is on the run, and police are searching the surrounding areas.The Uber driver called police after attempting to pick up two passengers at an intersection, Gonzalez said. One of the two men sat in the rear passenger's side of the SUV, while the other came around the back and then fired"multiple times" into the back seat where"his companion" was, Gonzalez said.
— Ed Gonzalez April 26, 2019 The Sheriff's office is asking for people with information about this case to call CrimeStoppers at 713-222-8477.CNN has reached out to Uber for comment. CNN's Jamiel Lynch and and contributed to this report.
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