In Chester, NY, a town official has been charged for allegedly shooting a DoorDash delivery driver who was lost and looking for directions. The delivery driver suffered serious, life-threatening injuries after being shot in the back. The incident escalated when the driver asked the town's highway superintendent, John Reilly III, for assistance before being told to leave. This shooting reflects an alarming trend of violence against individuals committing innocent actions, such as delivering food or asking for help, emphasizing the need for safety in residential areas.
According to New York police, the driver had attempted to deliver food to a residence in the Valerie Drive neighborhood in Chester last Friday.
No one should ever fear for their safety just for trying to make deliveries in their neighborhood, DoorDash said in the statement.
A relative of the victim told WABC the driver thought his life was over. He was so scared that he first stopped at a gas station after the incident.
It marks the latest instance of someone in the US being shot after making an apparently innocent mistake, like ringing the wrong doorbell.
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