{"id":953763,"date":"2026-07-23T10:12:34","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T10:12:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/953763\/"},"modified":"2026-07-23T10:12:34","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T10:12:34","slug":"gun-toting-robber-shoots-nyc-uber-driver-in-face-during-violent-stick-up-cops-sources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/953763\/","title":{"rendered":"Gun-toting robber shoots NYC Uber driver in face during violent stick-up: cops, sources"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A gun-toting robber shot an Uber driver in the face during a stick-up in Brooklyn earlier this month \u2014 and cops are hunting for the ruthless suspect, police and sources said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The armed creep got into the car around 4:15 a.m. July 11 on Prospect Avenue near Bedford Avenue in Prospect-Lefferts Gardens and threatened the 21-year-old driver, authorities said.<\/p>\n<p>He allegedly demanded cash and the keys to the vehicle before firing off his weapon, hitting the motorist in the face, police said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"40060837\" width=\"590\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/525-parkside-ave-according-police-135209744.jpg\" alt=\"Police are asking for the public's help identifying a man they say robbed and shot a 21-year-old man during an attempted robbery outside a TLC livery cab in Flatbush.\" class=\"wp-image-40060837\"  \/>The suspect got into the car on Prospect Avenue near Bedford Avenue in Prospect-Lefferts Gardens and threatened the 21-year-old driver, cops said. NYPD<\/p>\n<p>The brute managed to grab an undetermined amount of cash before getting out of the car and running off, heading west\u00a0on Parkside Avenue toward Flatbush Avenue, authorities said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Responding medics rushed the motorist to the Kings County Hospital Center, where he was listed in stable condition.<\/p>\n<p>The suspect\u00a0was last seen wearing blue shorts, a black sweatshirt, a black surgical mask, black shoes and carrying a black bookbag, according to surveillance images released by the NYPD.<\/p>\n<p>The city\u2019s Taxi and Limousine Commission condemned the attack and said it was offering its support to the driver.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe details of this incident are still under investigation, but any violence against TLC drivers is intolerable and heartbreaking,\u201d Commissioner Midori Valdivia said in a statement. <\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.00787402;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"595\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/525-parkside-ave-according-police-135209745.jpg\" alt=\"&#10;The suspect got into the car around 4:15 a.m. July 11 on Prospect Avenue near Bedford Avenue in Prospect-Lefferts Gardens and threatened the 21-year-old driver, authorities said.\" class=\"wp-image-40060835\"  \/>The brute demanded cash and the keys to the vehicle before opening fire, police said. NYPD<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur city\u2019s drivers are hardworking people who deserve respect and dignity. Anyone with information about an attack or a crime against a driver should contact the NYPD immediately.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The NYPD urged anyone with information on the attacker\u2019s whereabouts to call the Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/\/crimestoppers.nypdonline.org\/__;!!F0Stn7g!D8aV8-r6kowg7eselATmADI4BsSfErBm1G-fDtuAMNgdasPPeq23BjobmmeVbmZBRcx3nHaVEaFjX4nNh44$\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">https:\/\/crimestoppers.nypdonline.org\/<\/a>, on X @NYPDTips.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A gun-toting robber shot an Uber driver in the face during a stick-up in Brooklyn earlier this month&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":953764,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5122],"tags":[5229,1121,4219,5248,405,403,5226,5225,5228,5227,17049,3677,4009,67,586,132,5230,68,1154,2969],"class_list":["post-953763","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york","tag-america","tag-brooklyn","tag-crime","tag-metro","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-newyork","tag-newyorkcity","tag-ny","tag-nyc","tag-police-investigations","tag-shootings","tag-uber","tag-united-states","tag-united-states-of-america","tag-unitedstates","tag-unitedstatesofamerica","tag-us","tag-us-news","tag-usa"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/116968762312353876","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/953763","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=953763"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/953763\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/953764"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=953763"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=953763"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=953763"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}