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Police hunt Uber Eats driver after customer shot dead outside home

Victim identified as 30-year-old Ryan Thornton

Alina Polianskaya
Monday 19 February 2018 08:14 EST
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Police in Atlanta are hunting for an UberEATS driver
Police in Atlanta are hunting for an UberEATS driver (uber-eats)

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Police are hunting for an UberEats delivery driver after a man was shot dead as he collected his takeaway.

Ryan Thornton, 30, had ordered some food at around 11pm on Saturday night.

He stepped outside his home near Atlanta, Georgia, to pick it up when a dispute took place, police in the city said.

Witnesses said that he exchanged words with the driver from UberEats.

Someone in a white Volkswagen then opened fire, before leaving the apartment complex, according to reports.

Mr Thornton was rushed to the nearby Grady Memorial Hospital, where he later died.

His body was identified by The Fulton County Medical Examiner's Office.

There have been no arrests yet.

An Uber spokesman said: “We are shocked and saddened by this news.

"We are working with Atlanta Police, and our hearts go out to the families of those involved.”

Additional reporting by Associated Press.

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