ATLANTA - An Uber Eats driver accused of killing a customer after delivering food to the man's home over the weekend turned himself in Monday, authorities said.
The shooting happened at around 11:30 p.m. ET Saturday in a condominium complex in the city's Buckhead neighborhood, police said. Robert Bivines, 36, of Atlanta turned himself in Monday afternoon, his lawyer said.
Ryan Thornton, 30, of Atlanta, ordered food using the Uber Eats smartphone app. Bivines delivered it, city police said in the felony warrant for the driver's arrest.
As Thornton walked away from the man who delivered his food, the two exchanged words - exactly what was said was not
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released - and the delivery driver fired several shots, police said. The driver fled in a white Volkswagen; Thornton died later at an Atlanta hospital.
"We are shocked and saddened by this news," an Uber spokesman said. "Our hearts go out to the families of those involved."
Uber Eats is an online food delivery platform where a driver picks up orders from participating restaurants and delivers them to customers. The service is offered in more than 100 cities around the world.
To become a delivery partner with Uber Eats, drivers must provide their full names, phone numbers and Social Security numbers. Uber also subjects prospective drivers to background checks.