Local
Shots fired at Lyft driver
A driver for Lyft, the app-based ride-booking service, escaped with minimal injuries after being shot at on Mount Zion Road, on March 5, according to WXIA. The driver reported dropping off two customers and being blocked in by a black four-door sedan containing at least four men. Two of the men got out of the vehicle, one carrying a gun, and approached the 2004 Lexus. After refusing to exit his vehicle the gunman began firing through the driver’s side window. The driver said he ducked down in his seat, put the car in reverse and slammed into the attackers’ vehicle before they fled the scene. The driver was not hit by any bullets but did suffer cuts from broken glass.
National
Harrison Ford crashes plane
Actor Harrison Ford survived after crashing a vintage fighter plane on Penmar golf course in Venice, California, according to TMZ. The engine of the WWII plane stalled upon takeoff on March 5 and Ford made an emergency landing on the golf course to avoid crashing into nearby homes. Witnesses pulled the actor from the wreckage, worried it would catch fire. He was treated by doctors who were playing golf before emergency personnel arrived. Ford is a long time aviator and has crashed multiple times. It is reported that he suffered deep cuts to his head, however, his representative said he is expected to fully recovery.
International
Men charged in political assassination
A Russian court has charged Anzor Gubashev and Zaur Dadayev in connection with the murder of former Deputy Prime Minister Boris Nemtsov, according to BBC. The two Chechen men are accused of organizing the participating in the assassination. Three other suspects also appeared before the court including Gubashev’s young brother Shagid Gubashev. Nemstov was shot in the back four times within sight of the Kremlin on Feb. 27.
