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GUADALUPE, Ariz. - People on social media are in disbelief at the murder of their friend. A lot of questions are still unanswered, like why a Lyft driver was killed. But one thing is certain: This loss will be felt by many.

What they're saying:

Friends and family described John Lucas as a dog lover, an avid tennis player, and an all-around good person.

"John was a person, who was, a personality larger than life," said Kenny Mahan, a friend of Lucas’s. "Everyone that he met, he loved. He laughed with. If you needed something, he’d say, 'OK, let's go do it,' or ‘Let me get it for you.’"

The news of his murder on Sept. 22, where police said the 51-year-old Lyft driver was shot and killed by his 29-year-old passenger Angel Lopez, sent shockwaves not just throughout Arizona, bu

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