Police say 15-year-old ordered an Uber and then killed the driver

A chilling report from police in Georgia alleges that a 15-year-old boy ordered an Uber ride on New Year’s Day and then proceeded to shoot the driver dead.

According to the Lawrenceville Police Department, 15-year-old Christian Simmons has been charged as an adult with the murder of 58-year-old Cesar Tejeda. In a press release, the department said Tejeda was working as an Uber driver to provide for his family.

It was approximately 5:20 a.m. Thursday when officers responded to the 600 block of Groveland Parkway in reference to a report of a person down in the roadway, the authorities said. They found Tejeda deceased at the scene and saw that he had suffered from at least one gunshot wound…

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