Aug 10, 2008 9:09 am US/Eastern
Police Hunt "Cabbie Killer"
Four Cab Drivers Have Been Killed In South Florida In The Past Six Months
HOLLYWOOD (CBS4) ―
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These men are seen on surveillance video entering a Hollywood store shortly before a taxi driver was shot and killed.
The search continues for a killer after a cabbie is gunned down in Hollywood.
Rosario Esposito, 62, was killed early Friday morning near Madison Street and Pembroke Road. Witnesses told police just after 5 a.m. Esposito was dispatched to the Mid-Way Food Store in Hollywood to pick up a fare. Two men reportedly got in his cab. Moments later, three gun shots were heard and Esposito was found dead, leaning out of the window of his cab, a gunshot wound to his head.
CBS4 was told that Esposito, who was from Italy, had worked for Friendly Checker Cab for about three years.
"You really have to be careful who you pick up," cab driver Mohammad Khan tells
CBS4 Reporter Carey Codd, "You cannot refuse the fare. And once you get the fare, sometimes you feel very scared and you can't get them out of your cab and once help has arrived, it's already too late."
Esposito is the fifth South Florida cab driver to be murdered since the beginning of the year.
Hollywood police have released surveillance video which may show the men responsible for Esposito's death.
If you have any information or recognize the people in the video, contact
Broward County Crimestoppers at
954-493-TIPS.
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