EL PASO, Texas (AP) — A Kentucky woman has been accused of fatally shooting her West Texas Uber driver after mistakenly believing she was being kidnapped and taken to Mexico, according to police.
Phoebe Copas remained jailed Sunday in El Paso, Texas, after being charged with murder last week in the death of 52-year-old Daniel Piedra Garcia.
Court and jail records did not list an attorney who could speak for Copas, 48.
The shooting took place on June 16 as Piedra was driving Copas to a location in far southeast El Paso. Copas, who is from Tompkinsville, Kentucky, was in El Paso visiting her boyfriend, according to authorities.
“At some point during the drive, Copas thought she was being taken into Mexico and shot Piedra,” says El Paso police alleged. Officials tell KVIA that Phobe allegedly pulled out a revolver and shot Daniel Piedra Garcia in the back of his head and wrist, then causing the car to crash.
It has been stated that she took a photo of the incident and sent it to her boyfriend prior to calling 911.