Passenger charged after shooting rideshare driver in southwest Atlanta

Atlanta police reported that a 20-year-old man was charged after firing multiple shots at a rideshare driver during a dispute in southwest Atlanta. The incident occurred just before 7 p.m. Saturday in the 800 block of York Avenue SW, near the 1000 block of Ralph David Abernathy Boulevard SW, according to Atlanta News First and FOX 5 Atlanta.

Officers found the 42-year-old driver with a gunshot wound. He was alert and conscious when taken to the hospital, police said. The shooting happened after an argument began inside the vehicle, and the passenger fired shots as the driver attempted to leave.

The passenger, identified by police as Manderis Seagraves, was charged with aggravated assault, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, second-degree damage to property, and possession of less than one ounce of marijuana. Police also seized a firearm from Seagraves' possession.

Seagraves was taken to the Fulton County Jail. The investigation remains ongoing, and authorities continue to gather information about the case.