Police: Driver for ride-hailing service shoots passenger

Police say a driver for a ride-hailing service shot and killed a passenger along Interstate 25 in Albuquerque.

Albuquerque police say 27-year-old James Porter and a friend had gotten into a confrontation with the driver after they called for a ride Sunday.

Police officers were called to the roadside shortly before 6 p.m. and found Porter with a gunshot wound to the chest. He died at the scene.

Police say the friend and the driver remained at the scene and were taken to the police station to be interviewed. They were later released.

The driver has not been charged with a crime. Police did not name the driver or the ride-hailing service.

Police say the shooting remains under investigation.

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