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15-Year-Old Charged as Adult in Georgia Uber Driver Killing on New Year’s Day

Digital evidence led police from doorbell video to the stolen SUV to a teenage suspect.

Overview

  • The victim was identified as Cesar Tejada, 58, of Grayson, who was working as an Uber driver when he was fatally shot.
  • Officers found Tejada in the roadway on Groveland Parkway around 5:20 a.m. with at least one gunshot wound.
  • Ring doorbell video captured a black SUV stopping, leaving the victim in the street, and driving away, which investigators linked to Tejada’s vehicle.
  • Police say Tejada picked up the rider around 4:13 a.m., the passenger exited the back seat, shot him, and fled, and detectives later detained 15-year-old Christian Simmons near his Lilburn residence.
  • Uber banned the rider account tied to the trip and is assisting investigators, while police have not said whether a weapon was recovered or if others were involved.