AVENTURA, FLA. (WSVN) - - Police are investigating after an Uber driver shot and killed a person who was attempting to rob him in Aventura, early Sunday.
According to Aventura Police, an Uber driver had picked up a customer to take him to the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, just off the William Lehman Causeway, just before 6 a.m.. Shortly after he got on the causeway, investigators said, his black Toyota sedan was cut off by a gray Dodge Caravan.

“The driver of the Caravan exited the vehicle. He has two firearms; he pointed them at the Uber driver and demanded items,” said Aventura Police Sgt. Chris Goranitis.

However, the driver, who has a concealed weapons permit, went straight for his gun. “He shot that subject four times. He was pronounced deceased on the scene,” said Goranitis.

Police said a passenger inside the Caravan jumped into the driver’s seat and took off.

No one else was hurt.

The shooting left area residents dumbfounded. “Honestly I feel really shocked. I can’t believe this has happened during the holiday season,” said Sandra Tuman.

Area resident Andre Carpenter said he heard gunfire. “I just heard like five gunshots,” he said. “I was like, ‘It’s not the holiday,’ and I’m like, ‘Where did it come from?'”

Traffic was backed up along the Lehman Causeway all morning as detectives worked the scene.

“You have to be careful,” said Carpenter. “You have to be very aware of your surroundings nowadays.”

Police pulled the Uber driver and his passenger in for questioning.

Later in the day, officials said the Caravan was found in Fort Lauderdale. They have impounded the vehicle, and they described it as a key part of the case.

Investigators are interviewing a person of interest, but they did not specify whether it was the second person in the minivan.

The Uber driver will not face any charges. “It’s a blessing that he was able to defend himself,” said Carpenter. “Unfortunately, someone lost their life.”

Uber company policy prohibits both drivers and passengers from carrying firearms while on the job.

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