Separate organizations are offering a mixed $18,500 in rewards for any information main to the convictions of the suspects in the loss of life of Kutin Gyimah, 52.
Gyimah had accomplished a journey in a yellow cab minivan in the Rockaway Beach space round 6:30 a.m. Saturday when his passengers allegedly tried to rob him after they arrived at their vacation spot, police stated.
The cabdriver tried to chase the passengers down and was struck by at the least considered one of them, which precipitated Gyimah to fall and hit his head on the floor and lose consciousness, police stated.
When police officers responded to a name of an assault in progress, they discovered Gyimah mendacity in the roadway with trauma to the again of his head, police stated. Gyimah was taken to a hospital the place he was pronounced useless.
“I have no words to describe him,” the sufferer’s widow Abby Gyimah informed CNN affiliate WABC at a press convention Sunday. “He was a good man. He was a good, good man.”
The investigation remains to be ongoing and no arrests had been made as of Saturday afternoon, in accordance to police.
Fernando Mateo, a spokesperson for the New York State Federation of Taxi Drivers, additionally spoke at Sunday’s news convention.
“Probably was the first fare of his day. It was probably the first person that he picked up and guess what—it was the last person that he picked up,” Mateo stated. “Because his life was taken away. For what? For money?”
The Federation of Taxi Drivers is offering a $15,000 reward main to the conviction of the suspects, Mateo informed CNN.
“It was a horrible crime,” Mateo informed CNN Sunday. “We lost an amazing man.”
Mateo stated he hopes to elevate sufficient cash to create a school scholarship fund for the sufferer’s 4 kids, who he says are ages 3, 5, 7, and eight.
“As his loved ones mourn, Kutin is in the thoughts of the NYPD detectives who are working hard to apprehend those responsible,” Sewell stated.
In a assertion, City Hall stated the tragedy is “not only devastating, but unacceptable.”
“Violence will not be tolerated in our city, which is why we’re working every day to get violent criminals off our streets. We extend our deepest condolences to the victim’s family, friends, and coworkers during this painful time and we will work diligently to bring all people responsible to justice,” the assertion stated.