NYC Cab Driver and Father of 4 Allegedly Killed by Group Who Refused to Pay Fare

A 52-year-old taxi driver in New York City died this week after he was attacked by a group of people who didn’t pay their fare.

News 12 reports the altercation happened just before 6:30 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 13 in the Edgemere neighborhood of the Bronx, near Beach 54th Street and Arverne Boulevard. Police released footage of the assault, which shows the victim, Kutin Gyimah, getting beaten by five passengers. The suspects police have identified range in age from 13 to 20.

Gyimah drove the group to an address in Far Rockaway, Queens, but they allegedly refused to pay and tried to rob him. He chased after the suspects and was soon kicked and punched before falling to the ground and hitting his head. Gyimah, a husband and a father of four young children, was taken to a local hospital and pronounced dead.

The NYPD has arrested three suspects, Austin Amos and Nickolas Porter, both 20, and a 15-year-old girl. They are charged with gang assault and theft of services. Amos faces additional manslaughter and assault charges.  

Content warning: the following tweet contains footage of the attack.

Law enforcement is still searching for the other two suspects, a 15-year-old girl and 13-year-old girl.