--- description: Police in Atlanta say they are looking for two people in connection to the shooting of an Uber driver. title: An Uber Driver Was Shot in Atlanta image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6288ba11c8f4e5d6/6988ac322dce0112479eb3ba/uber-lyft-ridesharing-discrimination-new-study.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # An Uber Driver Was Shot in Atlanta  by [Justin Worland](/author/justin-worland/)  ## Justin Worland Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Senior Correspondent Jan 5, 2017 1:08 PM CUT  The Uber driver app on a windshield. The Uber driver app on a windshield.The Washington Post—The Washington Post/Getty Images  by [Justin Worland](/author/justin-worland/)  ## Justin Worland Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Senior Correspondent Jan 5, 2017 1:08 PM CUT Police in Atlanta say they are looking for two people in connection with the shooting of an Uber driver as he dropped off passengers. Two men approached the passengers, a father and daughter returning from a trip, after they unloaded their luggage, according to the [_Atlanta Journal-Constitution_](http://www.myajc.com/news/uber-driver-shot-dropped-off-passengers/UUreeIpmdB37uogKy3kriJ/ "undefined"). The daughter gave up her phone and wallet, and both she and her father escaped unscathed. One of the men then allegedly shot the Uber driver. The Uber driver was hospitalized and is in stable condition, according to the report. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4623499/uber-atlanta-shooting/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4623499/uber-atlanta-shooting/"},"headline":"An Uber Driver Was Shot in Atlanta","datePublished":"2017-01-05T13:08:32.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T02:33:45.346Z","description":"After dropping off a father and daughter","url":"https://time.com/4623499/uber-atlanta-shooting/","keywords":["Crime","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6288ba11c8f4e5d6/6988ac322dce0112479eb3ba/uber-lyft-ridesharing-discrimination-new-study.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Justin Worland","jobTitle":"Senior Correspondent","url":"https://time.com/author/justin-worland/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6288ba11c8f4e5d6/6988ac322dce0112479eb3ba/uber-lyft-ridesharing-discrimination-new-study.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"uber lyft ridesharing discrimination new study","caption":"uber lyft ridesharing discrimination new study","creditText":"The Washington Post—The Washington Post/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4623499/uber-atlanta-shooting/","name":"An Uber Driver Was Shot in Atlanta"}}]}] ```