Police: Uber Passenger Pulled Gun On Driver, Threatened To Shoot Him After Dispute
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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- A dispute between an Uber driver and a passenger could have turned deadly after the passenger pulled a firearm.
It happened in the Bedford Park section of the Bronx around 3:30 p.m. Saturday.
Police say the 37-year-old driver got into a fight with the passenger on Briggs Avenue.
The passenger then pulled the weapon from his jacket and threatened to shoot him before running off.
Police have identified the passenger as 30-year-old Michael Andrews.
Anyone who has information regarding this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-8477 or for Spanish, 1-888-577-4782. Tips can also be sent to the NYPDTips Twitter account or submitted online at NYPDCrimeStoppers.com.
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