Individual organizations are offering a total of $18,500. in rewards for Any information leading to convictions of suspects in in death of Kutin Gima, 52 years old.
Gima completed the trip in a yellow cab minivan in rockaway beach area around 6:30 a.m. Saturday, when his passengers allegedly tried to rob him after arriving at their destination, police said.
Taxi driver tried chase passengers down and was amazed at least one of them who caused Gima fall and hit his head on to the ground and lost consciousness,” the police said.
When the police responded to call of attack in progressThey found Gima lying down in roadway with injury back of his head, the police said. Gima was taken to the hospital, where he was diagnosed dead.
“I don’t have the words to describe it,” victim’s widow Abby Gima said at a press conference on Sunday, CNN affiliate, WABC. “He was good human. He was good, good human.”
The investigation is ongoing and no arrests have been made. made as of According to police on Saturday afternoon.
Fernando Mateo, Press Secretary for New York State Federation of taxi drivers, also spoke on Sunday news conference.
“Probably was first fare of his day. It was probably first the person he chose up and guess what it was last the person he chose upMateo said. Because they took his life. For what? Per money?”
Federation of Taxi drivers offer $15,000 reward leading to condemnation of suspects, Mateo told CNN.
“It was terrible crime”, Mateo told CNN on Sunday. “We have lost an amazing person.”
Mateo said he hoped to collect enough money create a college scholarship fund for four victims children, who he says aged 3, 5, 7 and 8 years.
“While his loved ones mourn, Kutin in thoughts of NYPD detectives who work hard detain those responsible”, Sewall said.
The mayor’s office said in a statement that the tragedy was “not only devastating, but unacceptable.”
“Violence is unacceptable in our city, so we work every day to make violent criminals off our streets. We express our deepest condolences to the affected family, friends and colleagues at this painful time and we will work diligently bring everything people responsible to justice”, the message says.
