A 17-year-old American has been arrested and charged with murder over the death of a Ghanaian Lyft driver, Elijah Newman, based in the United States.
The suspect identified as Torian Wilson faces one count of first degree murder and one count of armed criminal action.
45-year-old Newman was shot and killed shortly before 11pm on Thursday night while working. It is unclear at if he was picking up or dropping off a customer.
Newman was shot in the torso and died at the scene.
According to charging documents filed Saturday, Wilson admitted to being at the scene of the shooting after police apprehended him nearby with a gun that matched a bullet casing found next to Newman’s body.
Detectives found Wilson by tracing his phone, after linking his email address to a series of recently reported carjackings of ride-hailing companies in the area, police said.
SOURCE: Gossips24.com
