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Uber driver fights off carjackers holding gun to his head

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Updated 07:41 5 Jan 2023 GMTPublished 07:30 5 Jan 2023 GMT

Uber driver fights off carjackers holding gun to his head

Police are trying to track down the suspects.

Ali Condon

Ali Condon

An Uber driver single-handedly managed to fight off two car-jackers who held him at gunpoint during their ride.

Dash cam footage of the incident, released by Houston Police Department, shows the horrific situation in full:

The terrifying hold-up occurred back in October 2022, when Uber driver and Army Reserves veteran Dovran had picked up two men in Houston, Texas.

The man who had ordered the ride, known on the Uber app as 'MJ', had set a drop-off location for less than a mile away to a Walmart store, but changed the location halfway through the journey to an apartment complex on 2929 Dunvale Rd.

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When the Uber arrived at the destination, one of the two passengers pulled a gun on the driver from behind, and ordered him to get out of the car.

Dash cam footage then shows one of the suspects getting out of the passenger door and pulling open the driver door to try and pull Dovran out.

Speaking to local news network KPRC 2, Dorvan recalled: "They put the gun to my head, behind me, and shouting like, ‘Get out of the car'."

He added: "Luckily, they didn't shoot me."

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Since Dorvan was gripping his seatbelt, the perpetrator wasn't able to pull Dorvan from the car, and eventually they fell to the ground - along with Dorvan's cell phone.

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Despite losing his phone, the driver took his window of opportunity to escape.

The Uber driver said: "I pushed on the gas pedal and started driving off. The guy in the backseat was still holding the gun to my head."

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Despite the remaining passenger yelling at him to pull over, Dorvan kept driving.

Eventually, the attacker jumped from the moving vehicle.

"I was shocked, you know. I was thankful to God like, he didn’t shoot me," said Dovran. "Thankful. I’m lucky."

Dorvan then managed to drive to a safe location to call police from.

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One of the suspects left their phone behind in Dorvan's car.

Following the traumatic incident, Uber released a statement which read: "The actions of the riders shown in the video were chilling to watch and we are grateful the driver wasn’t injured.

"We removed the rider’s access and have reached out to the driver to offer support. We look forward to assisting police in identifying those responsible."

Anyone with information is being asked to call Crime Stoppers of Houston at 713-222-8477. Crime Stoppers may pay up to $5,000 for information that will lead to an arrest.

Featured Image Credit: Houston PD

Topics: US News, News, Crime, Uber, Cars

Ali Condon
Ali Condon

Ali is a journalist for LADbible Group, writing on all things film, music, and entertainment across Tyla, LADbible and UNILAD. You can contact Ali at [email protected].

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