Michigan Uber driver faces six murder counts

A Michigan man who worked as an Uber driver was due to be arraigned yesterday in the fatal weekend shootings of six people in Kalamazoo as police search for a motive in a case that raised questions about how the car service vets its drivers.

Jason Dalton (45) faces 16 charges, including six of murder, which can bring up to life in prison, the county’s prosecutor said. An initial records search indicated Dalton had no criminal record and no known links to extremist groups.

Prosecutors alleged Dalton randomly shot multiple times at people during a five-hour period on Saturday at an apartment complex, a car dealership and a Cracker Barrel restaurant in Kalamazoo, about 150 miles (240 km) west of Detroit. – (Reuters)