Former Uber Driver Convicted Of 1st Degree Manslaughter

A jury has found a former Uber driver guilty of running over and killing a passenger after the two got into a fight.

Omar Baabbad was found not guilty of first-degree murder but was convicted of first-degree manslaughter.

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Police on the scene say Baabbad told them that Jeremy Shadrick threatened him with a gun, but officers say they didn't find one.

Baabbad will be sentenced on Monday, November 23.

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