A 74-year-old Uber driver ignored the Uber executives’ “NO GUNS” policy and had his Gat handy when he picked up a surly 60-year-old Gregory Mermel.
For whatever reason, Mermel was unhappy and ended up choking the (armed) driver.
The 74-year-old wasn’t up for getting strangled, so he shot his attacker after they wrestled for the gun.
Good shoot, Mr. Driver. You probably won’t be driving for Uber any longer, but if you hadn’t had that gun, the outcome would likely have been the same, only your family would be without you.
Clearwater, Florida (WTSP) — Clearwater Police are investigating a shooting at Clearwater Beach Sunday night.
Police say an Uber driver picked up a customer around 10 p.m. in the 400 block of Mandalay Avenue and the two got into an argument which turned physical. At one point, the passenger, 60-year-old Marc Gregory Mermel, reportedly started choking the driver, 74-year-old Steven Rayow
Mermel, who has a concealed weapons permit, then pulled a gun from his waist area. As the struggle continued, the gun went off, hitting Rayow in the foot. Rayow was taken to St. Joseph’s Hospital in Tampa and treated for the gunshot wound.
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