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Woman shoots El Paso Uber driver to death after she wrongly thought she was being kidnapped: Police

Headline from ABC 7 Chicago

The woman, who is from Kentucky, was in El Paso visiting her boyfriend, according to authorities. She remains in jail in El Paso after being charged with murder.

ABC 7 Chicago's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

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47 articles, oldest first.

  1. Kokomo Tribune

    A woman fatally shot an Uber driver. Police say she wrongly thought she was being kidnapped (opens Kokomo Tribune)

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    Kokomo Tribune's feed description

    A Kentucky woman is accused of fatally shooting her West Texas Uber driver after mistakenly believing she was being kidnapped and taken to Mexico. Phoebe Copas remained jailed Sunday in

  2. Fox2 Detroit

    Kentucky woman who fatally shot Uber driver thought he was taking her to Mexico (opens Fox2 Detroit)

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    The woman reportedly took a photo of the Uber driver after shooting him, then sent it to her boyfriend before she called 911.

  3. KTVU San Francisco

    Kentucky woman who fatally shot Uber driver thought he was taking her to Mexico: police (opens KTVU San Francisco)

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    KTVU San Francisco's feed description

    The woman reportedly took a photo of the Uber driver after shooting him, then sent it to her boyfriend before she called 911.

  4. Fox10 Phoenix

    Kentucky woman who fatally shot Uber driver thought he was taking her to Mexico, police say (opens Fox10 Phoenix)

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    The woman reportedly took a photo of the Uber driver after shooting him, then sent it to her boyfriend before she called 911.

  5. Los Angeles Times

    Woman is accused of killing Uber driver she assumed was kidnapping her to Mexico (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    A Kentucky woman is accused of shooting her West Texas Uber driver in the head after mistakenly believing she was being kidnapped and taken to Mexico.

  6. PBS NewsHour

    Woman who fatally shot Uber driver wrongly thought she was being kidnapped, police say (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    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.

  7. WKBN Youngstown

    Police: Woman who fatally shot Uber driver wrongly thought she was being kidnapped (opens WKBN Youngstown)

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    WKBN Youngstown's feed description

    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.

  8. Anchorage Daily News

    A woman fatally shot an Uber driver. Police say she wrongly thought she was being kidnapped. (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    The area where the car crashed was “not in close proximity of a bridge, port of entry or other area with immediate access to travel into Mexico,” according to the affidavit.

  9. WHAS Louisville

    Kentucky woman fatally shoots Uber driver thinking she was being kidnapped (opens WHAS Louisville)

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    The woman is accused of fatally shooting her West Texas Uber driver after mistakenly believing she was being kidnapped and taken to Mexico.

  10. BizPac Review

    Woman hit with murder rap for killing Uber driver she believed was kidnapping her (opens BizPac Review)

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    A Texas Uber driver’s fatal fare now facing a murder charge after succumbing to a gunshot wound to the head, allegedly from a passenger who believed she […]

  11. WFAA Dallas

    Kentucky woman fatally shoots Texas Uber driver thinking she was being kidnapped, police say (opens WFAA Dallas)

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    Phoebe Copas wrongly believed she was being kidnapped and taken to Mexico, according to El Paso police.

  12. ABC 7 Chicago

    Woman shoots El Paso Uber driver to death after she wrongly thought she was being kidnapped: Police (opens ABC 7 Chicago)

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    ABC 7 Chicago's feed description

    The woman, who is from Kentucky, was in El Paso visiting her boyfriend, according to authorities. She remains in jail in El Paso after being charged with murder.

  13. WSVN Miami

    A woman fatally shot an Uber driver. Police say she wrongly thought she was being kidnapped - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    EL PASO, Texas (AP) — A Kentucky woman has been accused of fatally shooting her West Texas Uber driver after mistakenly believing she was being

  14. KIII Corpus Christi

    Texas Uber driver fatally shot by passenger who thought she was being kidnapped, police say (opens KIII Corpus Christi)

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    Phoebe Copas wrongly believed she was being kidnapped and taken to Mexico, according to El Paso police.

  15. New York Post

    Kentucky woman Phoebe Copas allegedly shot Uber driver because she feared she was being kidnapped, charged with murder (opens New York Post)

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    Fearing she was being kidnapped and taken to Mexico, the affidavit notes, Copas allegedly grabbed a handgun from her purse and shot Piedra in the head.

  16. CBS News

    Woman allegedly shoots Uber driver, thinking he kidnapped her and was taking her to Mexico (opens CBS News)

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    A Kentucky woman is accused of fatally shooting her Uber driver in West Texas after mistakenly believing she was being kidnapped and taken to Mexico.

  17. New Hampshire Union Leader

    Woman fatally shot Uber driver she thought was kidnapping her, police say (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    Three weeks into his new job as an Uber driver in El Paso, Daniel Piedra was shot in the head multiple times after police said his passenger, who had seen

  18. The Daily Caller

    REPORT: Passenger Allegedly Kills Uber Driver, Fearing She Was Being Kidnapped (opens The Daily Caller)

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    A woman is facing murder charges after allegedly shooting her Uber drive who she erroneously believed was kidnapping her and taking her to Mexico, police say.

  19. Gizmodo

    Uber Passenger Allegedly Shot Driver After Mistakenly Believing She Was Being Kidnapped (opens Gizmodo)

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    A woman was charged with murder when her Uber driver, Danial Piedro Garcia, died five days after she shot him in the head.

  20. The Guardian

    US woman who shot and killed Uber driver claims she thought she was being kidnapped (opens The Guardian)

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    Kentucky woman allegedly saw sign for Mexican city of Juarez and shot Daniel Piedra multiple times in the back of the head

  21. Fox News

    Kentucky woman claiming she shot Uber driver because she feared she was being kidnapped charged with murder (opens Fox News)

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    Phoebe Copas told police she shot her Uber driver in the head because she believed he was kidnapping her and taking her to Mexico from El Paso, Texas. She is now charged with murder.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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