Maryland Uber driver dies one week after New Year's Day shooting
COTTAGE CITY, Md. - An Uber driver who was shot multiple times on New Year’s Day in Cottage City has died from his injuries, authorities said.
Prince George’s County Police identified the victim as 36-year-old Oluwatosin Adetula of Hyattsville.
Adetula was working as a rideshare driver when he was shot around 10:40 p.m. on January 1 in the 3300 block of Bladensburg Road. Officers found him in a parking lot suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was rushed to the hospital in critical condition but succumbed to his injuries six days later, on January 7.
Detectives with the Prince George’s County Police Department Homicide Unit are now leading the investigation, which remains active. Police are still searching for a motive and suspect(s).
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The family described Adetula as a hardworking man and a new father to a 4-month-old child. According to a law enforcement source, Adetula was on the phone with a relative just before the shooting.
The relative reportedly heard the suspect demand that Adetula "turn down the radio" followed by the victim’s plea, "Please don’t shoot me," before gunfire erupted.
Shell casings were recovered from the scene, but investigators have not yet determined whether Adetula was targeted, if it was a robbery, or if the suspect was a rideshare passenger.
"This has shattered our family," Adetula’s mother told FOX 5.
Prince George’s County Police are offering a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to an arrest and indictment in the case. Anyone with information is urged to contact the Homicide Unit at 301-516-2512.