In Texas, a passenger shot an Uber driver: it seemed to her that she was kidnapped and taken to Mexico

A Kentucky woman shot and killed an Uber driver in West Texas because she thought he kidnapped her and wanted to take her to Mexico, reports CBS.

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48-year-old Phoebe Kopas is now in prison in El Paso (Texas). Last week, she was charged with the murder of 52-year-old Daniel Piedra Garcia.

Copas allegedly shot and killed Garcia on Route 54 as he drove her to her destination at Mission Valley in El Paso on June 16.

“At some point during the trip, Copas thought she was being taken to Mexico and shot Piedra. The investigation does not confirm that there was an abduction or that Garcia deviated from his destination," the police said in a statement.

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Copas was arrested and initially charged with aggravated assault resulting in serious bodily harm. This is a second degree felony.

Piedra was hospitalized. A few days later, the family agreed to take him off life support after doctors said he would not recover. After the death of Piedra Copas, they were charged with murder. The court set her bail at $1,5 million.

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According to the authorities, it all started with the fact that Kopas came from Tompkinsville, Kentucky to visit her boyfriend in El Paso. When she was driving an Uber, she saw a road sign that said "Juarez, Mexico." El Paso is located on the US-Mexico border across from Juarez. Thinking she was being taken to Mexico, Kopas pulled a gun from her purse and shot Piedra in the head. The car crashed into a fence and stopped. Police said the area where the car crashed "was not in close proximity to a bridge, port of entry, or other entry point into Mexico."

Police say that before calling 911, Copas took a photo of the injured Piedra and sent the photo to her boyfriend.

“He was a hard worker and a very funny person,” said Piedra’s niece Didi Lopez. - He was never in a bad mood. He was always trying to lift the spirits of others.”

A GoFundMe campaign run by Piedra's family said he was their sole breadwinner and had only recently started working again after an injury at a previous job.

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“I wish this woman would talk first, ask questions, and not act impulsively and make a reckless decision, because she not only ruined our lives, but she ruined her life,” Lopez said. “We just want justice.” That's all we ask."

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