NYPD hunt for three female NYC teens who beat father-of-four taxi driver to death as cops charge man
Three teenage girls are being hunted by the NYPD following the death of a New York City taxi driver after a savage beating on Saturday in which the trio were allegedly involved.
Two other male suspects were charged in connection with the death of Kutin Gyimah, 52, on Thursday but the police are now looking to capture the remaining female suspects.
All five were caught on surveillance footage as the father-of-four was violently punched and kicked before one of the thugs delivered a fatal blow to his head, leaving the taxi driver motionless on the sidewalk at 6.30am.
Video shows five youths including three teenage girls surrounding father-of-four Kutin Gyimah, 52, before they began punching and kicking him
The two men who were allegedly involved have been arrested by the NYPD. The remaining three girls are now being hunted
The driver, seen in red, was completely powerless to defend himself during the attack
The newly released video shows Gyimah being attacked by five passengers who investigators said refused to pay their fare and tried to rob him in Far Rockaway early on Saturday morning.
Footage shows how each of the five appeared to take turns striking the man who was powerless to defend himself.
Following the attack suspects could all be seen smiling on camera as they walked away and headed inside a residential building.
The three girls would be seen smiling as they walked away from the attack
Surveillance footage sees the suspects laughing and smiling amongst themselves
Some of the teenage girls were pictured walking into a nearby apartment building
The three teen girls should be relatively easy to identify given their distinct hair colorings
One of two men charged in connection with the death of a New York city taxi driver is seen being walked out of the 101st precinct
The suspect was walked to a waiting police car with his hands in cuffs
One of the two male suspects that had been arrested is seen being placed into a patrol car
One of the suspects is seen walking out of the NYPD’s car
Gyimah fell to the ground hitting his head, causing severe head trauma to which he later succumbed.
Two men turned themselves in at the 101st Precinct on Wednesday night according to the NYPD.
Austin Amos, 20, faces several charges, including manslaughter, gang assault and theft.
Amos has six prior arrests, including for robbery, criminal mischief, criminal contempt and sexual misconduct, police said. He was accompanied by his mother when he handed himself into cops on Wednesday night.
The second of two suspects is seen being marched out of the NYPD’s 101st Precinct
Both suspects turned themselves in on Wednesday night to the police
The suspect was placed into a waiting patrol car outside the 101st Precinct on the Rockaway Peninsula in Queens
Nickolas Porter, 20, faces gang assault and theft charges. Investigators are still looking for the three other teen girls, through to be aged 13, 15, and 16, involved.
Gyimah died after he chased the group near Arverne Boulevard in Queens on Saturday morning.
He was rushed to St. John’s Hospital, where he later died from his serious injuries.
Two male suspects, both aged 20, are now in custody, cops confirmed this morning. They have not yet been charged for the onslaught.
One male suspect is seen delivering a fatal blow to his head that sent Gyimah to the ground
‘He was a good, good man. He was my backbone. I’m lost right now. My children’s hero,’ Gyimah’s wife Abigail Barwuah (pictured together), who could not hold back her tears, said
New York State Federation of Taxi Drivers had offered a $15,000 reward for information that would lead to an arrest following the ordeal.
It comes as yellow taxi drivers in New York are facing the burden of debt and bankruptcy after investing in taxi medallions – but fail to make substantial profits worth the price of their license certificate.
Thousands of drivers are on the brink of financial ruin, with the average debt owed on medallions by taxi drivers reaching $600,000, according to the New York Taxi Workers Alliance.
Police identified Austin Amos, 20, of Queens, as one of the suspects wanted in connection with Gyimah’s murder. He is now in custody, along with another 20-year-old man. Three teenage girls aged between 13 and 16 are also wanted by police
The overwhelming demand for other app-based services like Uber, Lyft and Via in the capital city have also put pressure on yellow taxi drivers, driving up competition.
Gyimah, whose wife Abigail Barwuah said she is ‘lost without him’, had four children aged eight, seven, five and three.
In footage from the nasty attack, he was seen getting out of his taxi and chasing the group of thugs on foot before they encircle him.
He was seen raising his arms to protect himself from the brutal ambush near Beach 54th Street and Arverne Boulevard, as the group continued their onslaught.
When Gyimah was able to get back his feet, one of the men whacked him in the head, sending him flying to the ground.
The five suspects then fled the scene, leaving Gyimah, who suffered a fatal head injury, lying on the sidewalk motionless.
Video shows the suspects later walking up the stairs of an apartment block.
The five suspects run away from the scene, leaving Gyimah, who suffered a fatal head injury, lying on the sidewalk motionless
Video shows the suspects later walking up the stairs of an apartment block.
Video shows the suspects later walking along a corridor of an apartment block
His wife Abigail told CBS2: ‘I don’t know what to do right now. I have lost. I have lost.
‘He was a good, good man. He was my backbone. I’m lost right now. My children’s hero,’ Abigail said, who could not hold back her tears.
‘He was everything we had. He was my children’s hero. He was my backbone. He was the one I look up to. I look up to God, but aside [from] God, he was the only one I looked up to.
‘I’m telling them to turn themselves in because they are going to be caught,’ she added.
A GoFundMe page has been launched for Gyimah’s wife and four children and more than $109,600 has been raised so far. The money will be used to fund his funeral but also support the family’s living expenses and the children’s education.
One of Gyimah’s colleagues wrote on the page: ‘He was one of our cab drivers who worked honestly and tirelessly to support his family.
‘All through the worst days of the pandemic he was one of the few who still drove a cab continuously to provide support for our city and its citizens. Please help honor him, his work and help his family.
‘He was a husband and a father of 4 children ages 8, 7, 5 and 3. He will not be coming home anymore.’
