There’s now a $15,000 reward out for data resulting in the arrest of those that killed a New York Metropolis taxi driver in Queens.
Kutin Gyimah, 52, died early Saturday when he chased down a bunch of 5 women and men who tried to rob him within the Rockaways, police mentioned.
Surveillance video taken from a pole close to Seaside 54th Road and Arverne Boulevard confirmed Gyimah’s cab pulling up round 6:20 a.m. and the 5 passengers fleeing from the backseat, legislation enforcement sources mentioned.
Gyimah caught up with one in all them and held them down, however the remainder of the suspects returned and started to beat the motive force, the video confirmed, in keeping with the sources.
After the gang assault, Gyimah stood up and was punched by a person sporting a black T-shirt and black pants with a yellow stripe. He fell to the bottom backward and hit his head on the sidewalk, the footage confirmed, in keeping with sources. He was not seen shifting once more, they mentioned.
“These murderers should be caught and we're providing a $15,000 reward … All funeral bills will likely be coated by the house owners of Massive Apple Taxi Fleet Administration the place Mr. [Gyimah] labored,” mentioned Fernando Mateo, spokesman for the New York State Federation of Taxi Drivers, who introduced the reward Saturday afternoon.
The married Gyimah, from The Bronx, leaves behind 4 youngsters ages 3,5, 7 and eight, mentioned Mateo, who spent about two hours with the household on Saturday.
The grieving household was “not good” Saturday afternoon, mentioned Mateo, who's slated to carry a information convention with Gyimah’s relations and “a sea of yellow cab drivers” Sunday.
A GoFundMe for Gyimah’s widow and kids has already raised about $19,000.
“It is a poor hardworking man, how will you depart your own home and NOT return, that is outrageous. We're offended, we're in disbelief, we would like justice,” Mateo mentioned, including he spoke to NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell and “she assured us that the NYPD will discover these accountable.”
The final crime-related dying of a yellow taxi driver occurred in July 2019, when a cabbie was run over by his personal automobile within the Bronx after a passenger stole his backpack, and the motive force obtained out to chase the thief, Mateo mentioned.
In 1997, a 65-year-old yellow cab driver was shot throughout an obvious theft on the East Aspect, in keeping with reviews.
A Metropolis Corridor spokesman referred to as Gyimah’s killing “not solely devastating, however unacceptable. … We lengthen our deepest condolences to the sufferer’s household, buddies, and coworkers throughout this painful time and we'll work diligently to convey all folks accountable to justice.”
Cops responding to the scene discovered Gyimah mendacity within the highway with “trauma to the again of his head,” the NYPD mentioned. A small pool of blood was seen on the sidewalk, sources mentioned. Gyimah was pronounced useless at St. John’s Hospital an hour after the assault.
“Unhealthy stuff like that occurs loads round right here,” mentioned Abdul Sharhan, who’s been working on the deli throughout the road from the crime scene for a decade.
Safety footage from the Deli from the Block bodega throughout the road exhibits the doomed taxi driver pull up. Simply seconds later, three persons are seen working from the positioning west towards Seaside Channel Drive. There have been no arrests.
The incident occurred inside the one hundred and first Precinct, the place main crimes are down 5% in 2022 via Aug. 7 in comparison with the identical time final 12 months, however burglaries are up 11%; grand larcenies climbed 15%; automotive thefts jumped 18% and the variety of taking pictures victims has soared 29%, NYPD information exhibits.
“The world is loopy, man, and it’s taking place all over the place,” mentioned one common buyer of the close by deli. “Individuals are getting shot on the practice and getting robbed, killed, slashed. It’s the wild, wild west out right here.”
Extra reporting by Jesse O’Neill
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