Fresno, California – A routine Uber pickup spiraled into Thanksgiving-week terror Thursday night when a passenger opened fire on their driver, shooting the 40-year-old victim in the back of the head before disappearing into the dark.
Police say the driver, found slumped over and bleeding near South Tupman Street and East George Avenue, was rushed to the hospital in critical condition. By Friday morning, detectives said they expect him to survive — a rare sliver of luck in a case that reads like a nightmare.
According to investigators, the Uber driver had accepted a ride through the app shortly before 8:15 p.m. Something erupted between driver and passenger — an argument, a struggle, some flashpoint lost in the chaos — and gunfire followed…