Bullet Shatters Lyft Driver's Car Window in Brooklyn, Sources Say

A bullet shattered the rear window of a Lyft driver’s car as he was transporting a passenger in Brooklyn, law enforcement sources said.

The shaken passenger, Colin Morris, recounted the close call to News 4 New York Thursday, saying, "I should be dead right now. But today's not my day." 

The driver was traveling south on Nostrand Avenue in Crown Heights Tuesday evening with a passenger when they heard around six gunshots as they crossed St. John’s Place, according to law enforcement sources.

As the two ducked at the sound, they heard the rear window break, sources said.

"I hear two gunshots -- we both just think they're firecrackers or something, they don't sound really like gunshots, but then the window behind us shatters, and I duck, and we're both kind of freaking out," said Morris. 

Morris told News 4 New York the driver works for both Uber and Lyft. Morris was originally sitting in the seat behind the passenger's seat, but moved over to let another rider in for a pool ride, he said. 

The gunshots were fired minutes after the the second rider got out, he said. The shooting left a bullet hole in the back of the passenger seat headrest, he added. 

"I would have been dead, absolutely. A hundred percent," said Morris. 

Morris said he and the driver marveled that they survived: "The girst thing we did, we got out and hugged each other. He's a Chinese immigrant, 21 years old, just moved out of his parent's place." 

It's not clear what the gun violence was about. Morris said he thought he saw two cars chasing someone, and he said police told him someone had been injured. 

Morris said it's sparked an important life-changing shift in perspective. 

"Gun violence is a horrible thing, but I'm really grateful for that gunman... I've struggled a lot with depression, and I've taken a lot of anti-depressants, and so far the best drug I've had is a bullet whizzing by my head," he said.