There is now a $15,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of those who killed a New York yellow cab driver in Queens.
Kutin Gyimah, 52, died early Saturday after a group of passengers tried to rob and assault him. Gyimah fell and hit his head on the pavement during the attack as the would-be robbers fled.
“These murderers must be stopped and we are offering a $15,000 reward…All funeral expenses will be covered by the owners of Big Apple Taxi Fleet Management where Mr. [Gyimah] worked,” said Fernando Mateo, spokesman for the New York State Taxi Drivers Federation, which announced the award Saturday afternoon.
“He’s a poor worker, how can you leave your house and NOT come back, it’s outrageous. We are angry, we are in disbelief, we want justice,” Mateo said, adding that he had spoken to NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell and “she assured us that the NYPD would find those responsible.”
A city hall spokesperson called Gyimah’s killing “not only devastating, but unacceptable.” … We extend our deepest condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of the victim during this painful time and will work diligently to bring all those responsible to justice.
The deadly assault took place around 6:30 a.m. Saturday at Beach 54th Street and Arverne Boulevard, authorities said. Cops responding to an ongoing assault found Gyimah lying in the road with “trauma to the back of his head,” the NYPD said.
“Bad things like that often happen here,” said Abdul Sharhan, who has worked at the deli opposite the crime scene for a decade. Gyimah was pronounced dead at St. John’s Hospital.
Security footage from the Deli at the Block bodega across the street shows the convicted taxi driver pulling over. Seconds later, three people are seen running west from the site towards Beach Channel Drive.
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