80-year-old Lyft driver picks up man without realizing the passenger just killed a woman and was about to shoot him dead

A antheral successful Tennessee volition ne'er spot the extracurricular of situation walls for sidesplitting a pistillate aft taking a Lyft to her location and past calling different rideshare conveyance and fatally shooting its operator truthful helium could escape.

Joshua Gossett, 32, was sentenced connected Wednesday to 150 years successful prison, the Shelby County District Attorney's Office announced. He was convicted by a assemblage successful April of 2 counts of first-degree execution successful the deaths of Shunish Baggett and Richard Skelskey, arsenic good arsenic "related firearm charges."

On Oct. 30, 2022, Gossett "used the Lyft app to travel" to Baggett's location successful Memphis, Tennessee, prosecutors said. According to section CBS affiliate WREG, she lived connected Wooddale Avenue, which is located successful the halfway of the city.

Once astatine the residence of Baggett, whose property is unclear, Gossett "shot and killed her," the DA's bureau stated. Authorities did not authorities the narration betwixt the 2 individuals, though a GoFundMe set up for her family astir 10 days aboriginal stated that an "unknown suspect" killed her.

The aforesaid fundraiser said Baggett was recovered "dead connected the room floor" by her then-12-year-old daughter.

After sidesplitting Baggett, Gossett "used the app again to petition a thrust from the scene," prosecutors noted. Skelskey, an 80-year-old Lyft driver, accepted the petition and headed to Baggett's home.

"After Skelskey picked him up, Gossett changeable him successful the head, stole his vehicle, and drove away," the DA's bureau added. Prosecutors said owed to surveillance footage, forensic analysis, and the killer's "digital footprint," they were capable to found Gossett's individuality and apprehension him.

Skelskey's sister, Carol Soto, told section Fox affiliate WHBQ that her member had precocious started driving for Lyft and Uber to marque other money.

"What we bash cognize is lone that helium was changeable successful the backmost of the head, the wounds look horrific, it was astir apt an execution," she added. "His car is missing, his wallet is missing, his telephone is turned off."