And so her instinct was to shoot him and she shot him multiple times in the head."Ĭopas allegedly grabbed a silver and brown handgun from her purse and shot Piedra in the back right side of his head, the affidavit states. "So, she panicked and thought that my uncle was kidnapping her. "What we were told originally was that the lady saw the sign on the freeway that said it was Mexico," Lopez said. 54 southbound in South-Central El Paso, Copas saw traffic signs that showed the words "Juarez, Mexico." That allegedly led her to believe Piedra was attempting to kidnap her and take her across the border, the affidavit states. Old Pueblo Road, to meet with her boyfriend, a complaint affidavit states.Īs they drove on U.S. in a gray Nissan Maxima on the West Side and was taking her to Speaking Rock Entertainment Center, 122 S. Piedra picked up Phoebe Copas, 48, of Tompkinsville, Kentucky, at about 2 p.m.
That's how we found out." Suspect claims fear of kidnapping was reason for shooting They called the (El Paso Police Department) nonemergency number and then that's when they told them that it was him.
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And then someone had mentioned the article that came out about an Uber driver being shot. "They started calling all the hospitals, trying to see if he was there. So, then that's when she started calling everybody else. "So, he picked her up, but time went on, and so my aunt, his wife, was calling him and calling him and texting him, and he wouldn't answer his phone. "We believe that was going to be his last ride because he would usually go back home around that time," Lopez said. She called and texted him but received no answer. A GoFundMe account was created to help raise money for the family of Daniel Piedra Garcia, an Uber driver who died after being shot by a passenger Friday, June 16, 2023, on US 54 in South-Central El Paso.
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