Uber Driver Who Fled Was In Iraq Gets Caught In The Middle Of A Wild Shootout, Says DC Is Worse Than A Warzone

Video captured the terrifying moments an Uber driver and two passengers were caught in a shootout early Sunday in Northwest D.C. They were uninjured, though bullets flew through the windshield.

The shooting occurred in an alley called Saint Matthews Court, near Rhode Island Avenue NW. It's just outside the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle, near office buildings and popular nightclubs downtown.

Omar Al-Furaiji was working as an Uber driver and had just picked up two passengers when a barrage of gunfire erupted around his SUV. His dashcam footage captured the moment when he and his passengers heard the shots and ducked for cover.

Video shows that when the shots initially go off, Al-Furaiji looks right and left, briefly searching for the cause of the nonstop shooting. Then he crouches down toward the front passenger seat. His passenger on the left dips down and clutches the other passenger. Then they grab their stuff, get out and run, staying close to the ground.

After the seconds of gunfire, Al-Furaiji grasps at where a bullet narrowly missed his head. He looks at a car on his left, where someone gets in and drives away.

From his rear camera, a car can be seen abruptly stopping and hitting a trashcan. Sirens are heard in the background.

Al-Furaiji showed NBC Washington where his windshield was hit with two bullets.

“The bullets came in one here and one here. This should be my head. This should be my chest," he said, pointing at the bullet holes.