Arrest records say the 20-year-old acknowledged firing four shots but told investigators he believed the driver might have been reaching for a weapon.
ATLANTA, Ga. — A 20-year-old passenger faces four criminal charges after Atlanta police said he opened fire on an Uber driver during a weekend dispute, while arrest records show investigators questioned the passenger’s account of why he fired.
Manderis Seagraves was arrested after the Saturday, Nov. 7, shooting in southwest Atlanta. Police charged him with aggravated assault, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, second-degree criminal damage to property and possession of less than an ounce of marijuana. The allegations have not been proven in court.
Police said the 42-year-old driver was transporting Seagraves to his job at a Captain D’s on Ralph David Abernathy Boulevard when a dispute developed. Arrest affidavits cited in local reporting described the disagreement as involving a $20 ride. Authorities have not released a more detailed explanation of how the dispute began.
Investigators said Seagraves paid the driver after arriving at the restaurant and got out of the vehicle. Police allege he then fired multiple rounds as the driver was preparing to leave. The driver was struck in both legs but remained able to drive away from the scene.
The wounded driver reached the Atlanta Police Department’s Zone 4 precinct on York Avenue SW, where officers encountered him shortly before 7 p.m. Police said he was alert and conscious before an ambulance took him to Grady Memorial Hospital. Later reports said he was recovering.
According to arrest affidavits, police located Seagraves at work and found a loaded handgun in his backpack. Investigators said Seagraves acknowledged firing four shots at the vehicle.
The affidavits also describe Seagraves telling investigators that he believed he saw the driver reaching for a weapon. He told police, however, that he never actually saw a gun. Investigators said his version of events conflicted with the driver’s account and evidence collected in the case. Authorities have not reported recovering a weapon from the driver.
Police said a firearm was recovered from Seagraves before he was taken to the Fulton County Jail. Local reports published after the shooting said he remained in custody, but authorities have not announced the outcome of any later bond proceeding in the materials reviewed for this report.
The distinction between what Seagraves told investigators and what police say their evidence showed is central to the developing case. Authorities have not publicly released the complete investigative file, and no court has made a finding on the allegations.
Atlanta police said the investigation remains open. Additional evidence, court filings or witness accounts could provide more information about what led to the dispute and the sequence of events immediately before the gunfire.
Author note: Last updated November 11, 2026.