The person accused of gunning down a cabbie within the Again Bay — a “ruthless killing” in broad daylight that shook native taxi drivers — is heading to trial.
Rhode Island man Phillip Foy, 40, allegedly shot 60-year-old Dorchester man, Luckinson Oruma, a number of occasions exterior the Colonnade Resort on Huntington Avenue in the midst of the day on June 4, 2019 as a result of the cabbie refused to drive him right down to Mansfield.
“You’re going to move this cab or I’ll move you,” Foy allegedly informed Oruma close to the Prudential Middle earlier than pulling him out of the automotive, standing over him and capturing him within the again and neck earlier than fleeing, in accordance with prosecutors.
Oruma, a father of 5 from Dorchester, was transported to Tufts Medical Middle the place he was pronounced useless. He sustained 9 bullet wounds.
After the capturing, Foy allegedly drove down Huntington Avenue, turned onto Ring Street and parked. He allegedly emptied and discarded the firearm and journal, eliminated his footwear, and sat in entrance of a close-by Starbucks.
“When police arrived Foy grabbed a pedestrian and attempted to shield himself,” the Suffolk DA’s Workplace stated in a press release. “Police diffused the situation and arrested Foy. Foy confessed to shooting Oruma but claimed it was in self-defense.”
Jury choice in Foy’s trial has now began.
Shocked and saddened native cabbies spoke to the Herald within the wake of the killing six years in the past.
“I can’t remember us having anything quite like this,” stated Joe Litvack, treasurer of the Impartial Taxi Operators Affiliation. “It appears to haven’t any purpose.
“Yeah we’ve had robberies before, but never a ruthless killing like this,” he added. “It’s something we’ll never be able to make sense of.”
