A San Diego Uber driver was about to pick up a rider in University Heights Friday when her car was hit by an apparent random gunshot.
The driver heard a noise and knew something hit her car while she was traveling near Louisiana Street.
It turns out, according to San Diego Police, it was a stray bullet that came inches from hitting her.
βIt's scary because I don't know why somebody would do that, just shoot a random car, and just hurt someone,β the driver, Yesenia Del Moral said.
There is a hole in the rear passenger door of her car from a stray bullet that missed her by inches.
The 27-year old has been an Uber driver for several years and said she was picking up a rider just after 7 a.m. when she heard something hit her car around Polk Avenue and Mississippi Street in University Heights.
βDid somebody throw something really hard at me? I looked around to see if there was anybody around me, and there was nobody around me, there were no cars around me,β Del Moral said.
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She then continued driving a few blocks to pick up her rider when they made the stunning discovery.
βShe looked at it, she's like 'oh my god, that does look like a gunshot,β She said, βI did hear it, I heard it all the way, and that was two blocks away,ββ Del Moral said.
SDPD don't believe she was targeted but confirm the hole was from a bullet which Del Moral said is still inside the passenger door.
But police also say there may have been a second bullet that went underneath her car and flattened the right front tire.
Del Moral said the incident has given her a scare, but she'll continue to drive.
βI could have died today. Yeah, it's scary,β Del Moral said.
Police are also investigating a report of another random shooting on Adams Avenue and whether the two incidents are related.