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El Paso Uber driver taken off life support, dead after being shot by a passenger

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Posted at 2:38 PM, Jun 21, 2023
and last updated 2023-06-22 21:43:13-04

UPDATE

Daniel Piedra Garcia has been taken off life support and died, according to the family's GoFundMe page.

The page's funds are designated now toward hospital and funeral expenses.

Phoebe Copas, arrested in the shooting of Garcia, has now been charged with murder. Her bond has been increased to $1.5 million.

ORIGINAL STORY

An El Paso man is in critical condition after being shot while driving an Uber.

The woman accused of shooting him says she thought he was trying to kidnap her.

Phoebe Copas apparently first called her boyfriend after the shooting, instead of authorities.

Copas said she thought Uber driver Daniel Piedra Garcia was kidnapping her because she saw an exit sign on U.S. 54 that listed Fort Bliss and Juarez, Mexico.

Copas is facing charges of aggravated assault involving serious bodily injury. She is now jailed on a $1 million bond.

Garcia remains in the hospital on life support.