Marine veteran killed during Uber carjacking in California
Posted 72 days ago
From NYPOST.COM
A California Marine Corps veteran and father of two was shot and killed while driving for Uber on Friday morning.
Aaron Orozco, 38, was driving for the rideshare company when he got into a “physical altercation” with two of his passengers at a 7-Eleven parking lot in Lynwood, according to Los Angeles police.
During the altercation, one of the suspects shot the veteran before fleeing the scene in the victim’s Honda Accord.
Police said the driver, later identified by family as Orozco, suffered a gunshot wound to the upper torso while the suspects remain at large as of early Sunday.
The vehicle was found abandoned a short distance away from the shooting, according to authorities.
“It just seems like I’m in a nightmare. It doesn’t seem real to me,” Sandra Medina, Orozco’s wife, told Fox 11. “I haven’t even told my kids yet, they still think dad is going to come through the door.”
Orozco leaves behind his wife of 10 years, a 9-year-old son and a 3-year-old daughter.
He had been driving for Uber for four years and began driving at night to take care of the couple’s two children while Medina worked as a nurse, according to the outlet.... (Read more)
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