The shooting occurred when Daniel Piedra Garcia, 52, was driving a woman to a location in El Paso, Texas.
A GoFundMe campaign for an Uber driver who authorities say was shot by a woman who mistakenly believed she was being kidnapped has topped $70,000.
The shooting occurred on June 16 when Daniel Piedra Garcia, 52, was driving a woman to a location in southeast El Paso, Texas.
El Paso police said the woman, Phoebe Copas, shot Piedra after believing she was being taken to Mexico. “The investigation does not support that a kidnapping took place or that Piedra was veering from Copas’ destination,” the police said in a news release.
Piedra was hospitalized for several days, but his family took him off life support last week after doctors said he would not recover.
The GoFundMe page was set up by Piedra’s wife to collect money to pay for hospital and funeral expenses.
