A female Lyft driver was fired by the rideshare company earlier this month after using her legally-owned firearm to defend herself during a violent attack.
Cynthia Norman said she picked up two men in their 20s in Cleveland’s Nottingham neighborhood in Ohio at roughly 1:00 a.m. on Jan. 10, Fox 19 reported. One of the passengers demanded that he sit in the front seat, despite the company’s COVID-19 protocols, and began punching Norman in the face.
Norman said she grabbed her handgun from the center console and opened fire on her attackers. According to Fox 19, police are unclear if the men were shot, but the gunfire was enough to scare the attempted carjackers away, ending the brutal attack.