At first, people will think, is he drunk? Is he suffering from a mental illness? Either way, this has probably the most shocking crime news involving DoorDash reported by this team.
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Shocking footage captured by a property’s doorbell showed how a New York town official shot and wounded an innocent DoorDash delivery driver who only stopped by to ask directions.
The suspect is John Reilly III, a 48-year-old elected highway superintendent in Chester, as well as a federally licensed firearms dealer. He is now under investigation for shooting a 24-year-old driver in the back when the driver stopped by Reilly’s home a few weeks ago after his phone died, the New York state police indicated.
In the video, you can see how Reilly was walking out of their front door, then firing several shots at the delivery driver’s car in the street after approaching several homes to seek information.
Reilly could be heard yelling in the clip, “Go!” after firing a warning shot, then continuing to fire at the vehicle as it drove away.
To find out more about what happened, the police consulted the other cameras of the other neighbors, where they could hear the driver, a West African native, cringing and saying, “I need help. "
The media stated he managed to drive himself home, but he collapsed before getting rushed to the hospital.
The police proved the driver had no intentions to hurt people and was just there to do his job.
“There’s nothing to indicate the victim had any nefarious intentions; he’s just out there doing his job, trying to make a food delivery,” New York State Police Captain Joseph Kolek told the media.
So, what was the driver asking? The driver’s family shared their take.
“He asked the guy, ‘Is this your order?’ The guy said, ‘No,’ and proceeded to say, ‘Get off my property.’ He walks away, he’s going about his day, going to his car, and the guy tries to murder him,” a relative close to the driver told Ridesharing Forum. “He (New York authority) just started shooting at him, and he thought his life was over.”
People who saw the video are also airing their side.
“This guy is unhinged, completely unhinged he needs to be arrested,” this angry netizen on YouTube wrote.
“You don’t shoot at someone because they knock on your door. That’s insane behavior,” another pointed out.
“What a crazy psychopath. He should be in prison for a very long time,” another netizen commented.
Reilly had already been charged with first-degree assault, second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, and criminal possession of a firearm. However, even if arrested, he said he will not step down.