Officers found him in the drivers seat of his car with a gunshot wound to his torso.
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The Markup independently verified the incidents listed in the report.
The companies dont seem to be concerned enough with worker safety, she added.
This is a pattern.
Its estimated thatmore than one million people in the U.S.work for one or more of these gig companies.
Seven murders tracked by Gig Workers Rising occurred in the first two months of this year alone.
Criminals see rideshare and delivery workers as sitting ducks, susceptible to carjackings, robberies, and assaults.
Gig Workers Rising said the tally of more than 50 workers is not comprehensive and likely excludes many workers.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics and most police departments dont compile data specifically on gig worker deaths.
The mostrecent datawas from Lyft in 2019.
Gig Workers Rising said its spreadsheet includes only reported homicides, not traffic accidents or other causes of death.
Some families have filed wrongful death lawsuits against the companies.
A federal district court judge in MarylanddismissedTchakountescasein February, but the family is appealing.
Ceesayscaseis pending trial in a Washington federal district court later this year.
Ubers Hasbun didnt respond to requests for comment on the lawsuits.
Isabella Lewis was 26 years old when she was allegedlykilled by a passengerin August 2021 near Dallas, Texas.
Lyfts Condarco-Quesada didnt respond to a request for comment on whether the company provided support to Lewiss family.
The suspect in Elijah Newmans case reportedly used a false name.
Gig Workers Rising said this happened in some of the cases it tracked too.
Lyft also has this requirement in a few U.S. cities.
Simply stated, gig workers and their families are left to fend for themselves.
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