A rideshare service driver was shot Saturday while waiting for a customer in Fairmount
The woman was working as a ride-hailing driver and waiting for her passenger to show up on Poplar Street when two young men approached her, police said.
A 38-year-old woman who was working for a rideshare service was hospitalized after being shot during an attempted robbery in Fairmount just after midnight Saturday, police said.
Around 12:30 a.m., police responded to a call on the 2800 block of Poplar Street, where they found the victim suffering from a gunshot wound to the shoulder. She is in stable condition at Temple Hospital, police said.
The woman was working as a driver and waiting for her passenger to show up when two young men approached her, police said.
“One of the suspects tapped on her driver-side window with a small handgun,” police said in a statement. “Without a word exchanged, the victim immediately attempted to drive away to escape, prompting the suspect to fire a shot through her window, striking her shoulder.”
Police said the two men fled west toward 29th Street, while the injured driver drove to 28th Street to wait for an ambulance.
Police said the men are in their late teens to early 20s with slim builds, wearing all-black clothing and masks. The motive was robbery, police said.