Taxi and NYPD unit on New York Avenue.
Picture: Andrés Correa Guatarasma / Courtesy
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A yellow taxi driver died this morning in the midst of a beating by passengers hoping to rob him in Queens.
According to the NYPD, the deadly assault occurred all around 6:30 am currently 54th Avenue Seaside and Avenue Boulevard.
Law enforcement officers respond to an ongoing assault They discovered the 52-12 months-aged driver lying in the road with a “trauma to the back of the head”, the NYPD stated. Paramedics transported the sufferer to St. John’s Hospital, exactly where he was pronounced dead.
NYPD stated a preliminary investigation exposed the unidentified driver was driving a New York Town minivan taxi. 5 passengers: a few adult men and two gals. When he went to depart them, they “tried to steal it”. The victim chased them and was hit, knocking her above and banging her head, detailed New York article.
Regulation enforcement resources explained the driver was shot and the fatal assault was captured on movie. But the NYPD did not right away affirm the existence of that materials. “The investigation carries on,” the NYPD explained.
No arrests have been made. Any individual with info must get in touch with. at 1-800-577-Ideas (8477) and in Spanish 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). Also by using crimestoppers.nypdonline.org or via SMS to 274637 (CRIMES), adopted by Idea577. All communications are strictly confidential.
