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Uber driver charged with

murder in Denver shooting

By COLLEEN SLEVIN lying on the floor of the that expressly prohibit
DENVER (AP) — An Uber car's front passenger seat. companies from banning
driver was charged with Police said Hancock, 29, guns.
murder Thursday in the fatal had trouble breathing after Colorado allows drivers to
shooting of a passenger on officers put handcuffs on carry firearms to protect
a Colorado highway. him and was taken to a themselves and their
Denver District Attorney hospital for treatment. property but Uber says
Beth McCann announced Hancock's family says the company's policy that This file booking image provided by the Denver Police
that Michael Hancock he was trying to defend bars drivers and riders from Department shows Michael Andre Hancock, who was arrested
Friday, June 1, 2018, in connection with the fatal shooting of a
was charged after last himself. In online efforts to carrying firearms applies in passenger on Interstate 25.
Friday's killing of Hyun Kim. raise money for a lawyer, the state.q Associated Press
Police said it appeared they describe him as a
there had been some hardworking husband and
kind of altercation before father of two, a Christian
the shooting, although and community volunteer.
authorities have not Hancock, who does not
disclosed a motive.A have a criminal record
partially redacted police in Colorado, worked as
report released the day of a driver for nearly three
the shooting said a witness years but Uber removed his
who called 911 told the access to its app after his
dispatcher that Hancock arrest.
told him that his passenger "We are deeply troubled by
tried to attack him on the events in Denver, and
Interstate 25 so he shot him. our thoughts are with the
The man passed the phone families of those involved,"
to Hancock but police said Uber said in a statement
he later refused to discuss Thursday.
what happened without a Hancock, who is being held
lawyer. in jail without the possibility
Police said Kim, 45, was of posting bond, made an
shot numerous times, and initial court appearance
10 spent cartridges were Saturday. He has not been
found on the shoulder of asked to enter a plea and
Interstate 25. Hancock's it's not clear whether he
silver sedan was located has hired a lawyer yet.
across the highway after it Uber policy bars riders
crashed into a wall, police and drivers from carrying
said. Kim's body was found firearms except in states

Operations resume

at underground U.S.

nuclear waste repository

CARLSBAD, N.M. (AP) drum of waste.
— Routine operations Work was halted when
have resumed at the employees found one
U.S. government's only drum wasn't aligned with
underground nuclear the others that made up
waste repository following the waste package. The
an evacuation in May package was eventually
that was prompted by the repacked and disposed of
discovery of a misaligned underground.q