Chicago rideshare driver allegedly fires gun in movie theater after fight with minor passenger: report

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A Chicago rideshare driver was arrested Saturday following a dispute with a rider that resulted in gunfire inside a movie theater, according to reports.

FOX 32 in Chicago reported that 35-year-old Babacar Mbengue allegedly got into an argument with a passenger who was 16 years old over the fare at about 7:30 p.m.

Babacar Mbengue (Chicago Police Department)

Police said the argument occurred as Mbengue was dropping the passenger off at the ICON Theatre on Delano Court.

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Rather than leave after dropping the passenger off, Mbengue got out of the vehicle, followed the teenager into the theater, and the two got into a fight on an escalator, police reported.

During the struggle, the 16-year-old dropped a loaded 9 mm handgun, which Mbengue picked up and fired seven shots into the air inside the theater, FOX 32 reported.

Police arrested both Mbengue and the teen passenger. (iStock)

Both Mbengue and the teenager were arrested.

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Mbengue was charged with reckless discharge of a firearm, and the teenager was charged with aggravated unlawful use of a weapon. Both charges are felonies.

Chicago police would not confirm for which service Mbengue was driving at the time of the incident but confirmed that he was working as a rideshare driver.

"Safety is fundamental to Lyft, and the incident described is terrifying," a Lyft spokesperson said Monday. "We have permanently removed the driver from the Lyft platform and stand ready to assist law enforcement with any investigation."

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The spokesperson added that it did not appear Mbengue was driving for Lyft at the time of the incident.