Portland Uber driver killed in ambush shooting as teen faces murder charges

A Multnomah County case outlines how a targeted attack on two teenagers left a rideshare driver dead.

PORTLAND, OR – A late-night ride turned deadly when gunfire erupted into a moving Uber in June 2024, killing 42-year-old driver Joshua Kelvin and wounding one of his passengers. Nearly two years later, prosecutors say the shooting was a planned attack aimed at the teenagers inside the vehicle, not the driver who died at the scene.

An 18-year-old suspect, who was 16 at the time of the shooting, made his first court appearance Tuesday to face 10 charges, including second-degree murder and two counts of attem...