info
Google Groups no longer supports new Usenet posts or subscriptions. Historical content remains viewable.
Dismiss
'I'm very lucky,' says former Uber driver who got into shootout with a rider
6 views
Skip to first unread message
Leroy N. Soetoro
Jan 13, 2024, 5:41:52 PMJan 13
to
https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/crime/st-louis-uber-driver-exchanges-
fire-with-passengers/63-ee3fb827-6303-4307-9485-aae93c9a49e7?ref=exit-
recirc
ST. LOUIS — “I reacted and fired back to save my life. I don’t think I
should have lost my job,” said Joe Keith.
It started out as a routine ride around 8:30 Sunday night for the former
Uber driver.
Keith, 37, said he picked up three men at North Kingshighway Boulevard and
Dr. Martin Luther King Drive.
"I got to the Dominos where it tells me to pick them up," he said. But
within moments the trip to north St. Louis took a heart-racing turn.
"They get in and it's like, 'How's it going guys?' and they're like, 'Oh
we're having a good night.' And I thought that was weird. They looked to
be 18 to 25 years old."
He said when he drove them a half-mile away to Euclid and Labadie, he
became suspicious after one of the men asked to use his cellphone.
"He said he wanted to call his mom. I dialed the number for him and put it
on speaker phone. He kept saying ‘don’t put it on speaker phone, don’t put
it on speaker phone.’ When I turned to hand him the phone, I was met with
a green light and I said, 'Oh, this is happening,'" Keith said.
Keith said the man pointed a gun right at his face and told him to get out
of the car.
"As I started to exit, I reached down and grabbed my gun and he said 'What
are you reaching for? What are you reaching for?' I hear 'pop pop' and I
started firing back."
Bullets hit the car seats, doors and shattered two windows on his wife's
Toyota Corolla.
A bullet grazed Keith on his chin.
"There was a hole in my T-shirt," he said. "I didn't even know it was
there until I got to the police station."
Keith said he kneeled down between the driver's side doors as he and the
rider kept firing at each other. When the gunfire finally ended, the
three men ran off.
"Uber did call to make sure that I was OK. Their insurance rep also
totaled my wife’s car. I really liked working there. I know they have a
policy that prohibits drivers from carrying guns, but I was protecting
myself and I don’t think I should have lost my job," he said.
Keith may have lost his job, but not his life. That's all that matters to
the man, who was married just last month and a father of two with a baby
on the way.
"I can't even think about leaving them behind. I just know I’m very lucky
to still be here," he said.
While Keith lost his gig with Uber, he is a full-time heavy operator.
He told 5 On Your Side police were still looking for those three men.
--
We live in a time where intelligent people are being silenced so that
stupid people won't be offended.
Durham Report: The FBI has an integrity problem. It has none.
No collusion - Special Counsel Robert Swan Mueller III, March 2019.
Officially made Nancy Pelosi a two-time impeachment loser.
Thank you for cleaning up the disaster of the 2008-2017 Obama / Biden
fiasco, President Trump.
Under Barack Obama's leadership, the United States of America became the
The World According To Garp. Obama sold out heterosexuals for Hollywood
queer liberal democrat donors.
President Trump boosted the economy, reduced illegal invasions, appointed
dozens of judges and three SCOTUS justices.
fire-with-passengers/63-ee3fb827-6303-4307-9485-aae93c9a49e7?ref=exit-
recirc
ST. LOUIS — “I reacted and fired back to save my life. I don’t think I
should have lost my job,” said Joe Keith.
It started out as a routine ride around 8:30 Sunday night for the former
Uber driver.
Keith, 37, said he picked up three men at North Kingshighway Boulevard and
Dr. Martin Luther King Drive.
"I got to the Dominos where it tells me to pick them up," he said. But
within moments the trip to north St. Louis took a heart-racing turn.
"They get in and it's like, 'How's it going guys?' and they're like, 'Oh
we're having a good night.' And I thought that was weird. They looked to
be 18 to 25 years old."
He said when he drove them a half-mile away to Euclid and Labadie, he
became suspicious after one of the men asked to use his cellphone.
"He said he wanted to call his mom. I dialed the number for him and put it
on speaker phone. He kept saying ‘don’t put it on speaker phone, don’t put
it on speaker phone.’ When I turned to hand him the phone, I was met with
a green light and I said, 'Oh, this is happening,'" Keith said.
Keith said the man pointed a gun right at his face and told him to get out
of the car.
"As I started to exit, I reached down and grabbed my gun and he said 'What
are you reaching for? What are you reaching for?' I hear 'pop pop' and I
started firing back."
Bullets hit the car seats, doors and shattered two windows on his wife's
Toyota Corolla.
A bullet grazed Keith on his chin.
"There was a hole in my T-shirt," he said. "I didn't even know it was
there until I got to the police station."
Keith said he kneeled down between the driver's side doors as he and the
rider kept firing at each other. When the gunfire finally ended, the
three men ran off.
"Uber did call to make sure that I was OK. Their insurance rep also
totaled my wife’s car. I really liked working there. I know they have a
policy that prohibits drivers from carrying guns, but I was protecting
myself and I don’t think I should have lost my job," he said.
Keith may have lost his job, but not his life. That's all that matters to
the man, who was married just last month and a father of two with a baby
on the way.
"I can't even think about leaving them behind. I just know I’m very lucky
to still be here," he said.
While Keith lost his gig with Uber, he is a full-time heavy operator.
He told 5 On Your Side police were still looking for those three men.
--
We live in a time where intelligent people are being silenced so that
stupid people won't be offended.
Durham Report: The FBI has an integrity problem. It has none.
No collusion - Special Counsel Robert Swan Mueller III, March 2019.
Officially made Nancy Pelosi a two-time impeachment loser.
Thank you for cleaning up the disaster of the 2008-2017 Obama / Biden
fiasco, President Trump.
Under Barack Obama's leadership, the United States of America became the
The World According To Garp. Obama sold out heterosexuals for Hollywood
queer liberal democrat donors.
President Trump boosted the economy, reduced illegal invasions, appointed
dozens of judges and three SCOTUS justices.
Félix An
Jan 17, 2024, 7:53:09 AMJan 17
to
On 2024-01-14 06:41, Leroy N. Soetoro wrote:
> "He said he wanted to call his mom. I dialed the number for him and put it
> on speaker phone. He kept saying ‘don’t put it on speaker phone, don’t put
> it on speaker phone.’ When I turned to hand him the phone, I was met with
> a green light and I said, 'Oh, this is happening,'" Keith said.
I don't understand. Why did the passenger specifically request Keith not
> "He said he wanted to call his mom. I dialed the number for him and put it
> on speaker phone. He kept saying ‘don’t put it on speaker phone, don’t put
> it on speaker phone.’ When I turned to hand him the phone, I was met with
> a green light and I said, 'Oh, this is happening,'" Keith said.
to put it on speaker phone?
0 new messages