Authorities at the Medical Examiner’s office said this morning the taxi cab driver shot and killed on Sunday night during a robbery attempt died of a single gunshot wound to the head.
The shooting happened around 9:45 p.m. near 1405 West 44th St., when a passenger pulled a gun on cab driver James Fleming Jr., 53, and demanded money, according to the Chattanooga Police Department. When Mr. Fleming didn’t comply and tried to drive off, the passenger fired two shots into the cab and fled, according to police.
Officials said this morning that one of the shots struck the victim in the head.
Investigators want more details on a black male, 17 to 18-years-old, who was wearing black clothing with a knit hat or do-rag on his head, according to a statement from Sgt. Rick Mincy, a Chattanooga Police Department spokesman.
Before demanding money, the gunman ordered Mr. Fleming’s niece out the car and had her lie on the ground, police said. After the shooting, the cab driver’s vehicle crashed into a parked car and then a garage.
Police are asking anyone with information to call 643-5000.
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