Uber Driver Carjacked At Gunpoint In Buckhead, Uninjured: Police

Buckhead GA

12 July, 2021

12:02 PM

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ATLANTA — Atlanta Police are searching for two suspects who police say car-jacked an Uber driver early Monday morning and then sped away with the man's car. The incident took place just before 12:30 a.m. in the 3800 block of Northside Drive NW. The Uber driver, who was in a 2018 silver Nissan sedan with Florida plates, arrived to pick up a passenger. When the driver arrived, a man in the driveway of the residence said had not ordered a rideshare. As the driver started to pull away, two suspects ­— one of which had a handgun — demanded the driver get out of his car and then stole the car, police said. The driver of the vehicle was not injured and police are continuing to investigate the incident. Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 404-577-TIPS (8477).