😔 Green Taxi Passengers (Accidentally) Shot in Midtown Manhattan On Their Way Back Home
Two friends were shot while in an NYC green cab, returning from Brooklyn, near 37th St & 9th Ave, early Saturday morning. Safety concerns continue to weigh on NYC TLC drivers & passengers
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"My brain hasn't processed what went down. The last thing I would have thought that on the way home after a night out, was to get shot," - Samy Shelbaya, 22, who along with friend Nick Franklyin, were (it appears) accidently shot while sitting in a NYC TLC green taxi in midtown Manhattan, returning from a Brooklyn
In the latest episode of NYC gun violence, two young friends, Samy Shelbaya and Nick Franklyin, were shot while sitting in an NYC green cab on the way back to their Manhattan home at around 3:50 a.m. on Saturday. Luckily and thankfully, it seems like both will make a recovery (one of the passengers (Nick) suffered a shattered arm from the gunfire). There are no reports on the condition of the NYC TLC driver, with local news not mentioning the driver’s condition in their stories, so we are left to assume the driver is okay.
Police are still looking for the man in connection with the shooting. The NYPD said he has black hair and facial hair and was last seen wearing a white t-shirt, light colored pants and pink sneakers. Anyone with information is asked to call the crime stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS.
We recently published a two part piece 👇(see below), specifically on the issue of NYC TLC driver safety and believe an official and focused NYC Taxi & Limousine Commission (TLC) hearing 🔈should be held without too much further delay. The idea is to discuss and understand the ground realities of being an NYC TLC driver with increasing reports of gun (& other) violence AND to come up with potential solutions (i.e., driver panic button).
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