An Uber driver was recently arrested in the death of an Indianapolis woman admitted he raped, shot and killed her after picking her up from work Sunday morning.
The victim, 30-year-old Chanti Dixon, was reported missing on Monday, according to Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Chief Chris Bailey. She had ordered an Uber around 3:30 a.m. Sunday to take her home from work, but she had not been heard from since then, according to Fox 59 News.
IMPD crews reportedly found two cell phones in the wooded area near Dixon’s body. Both phones were identified as belonging to Dixon. The victim’s mother gave police the passcodes for both phones, which would eventually lead them to 29-year-old Francisco Valadez.
Police believe that Valadez, a rideshare driver, had picked Dixon up “just prior to her murder,” Bailey said during a press briefing on Tuesday.
Valadez reportedly admitted to police that he shot and killed the 30-year-old Dixon in a fit of rage after picking her up as an Uber driver and attempting to rape her in the back of his car. He then said he dumped her body in an alleyway in a wooded area near the victim’s home.
In a statement, Uber said it has banned Valadez from the app and will continue to assist Indianapolis police in this case.
