Angry Pennsylvania Teen
Kills Cab Driver For Refusing To Take A
Shortcut
A 16-year-old teen is in police custody after he shot and killed
a northeastern Pennsylvania cab driver. The teenager, Aazis
Richardson, shot his 47-year-old cab driver twice after the latter
refused to heed the shortcut route that the teen wanted the cab
driver to take. The frustrated teen believed he was being ripped
off by the cab driver and fatally shot him.
Richardson was charged with
the murder of the cab driver, Vincent Darbenzio, who was shot twice
in the head. Police officials found the cab driver’s body inside
his taxi, parked near the entrance of a housing complex at around 5
am, according to ABC News. His lifeless body was found by a
co-worker who was trying to locate him after he failed to respond
to the company phone calls. Vincent worked for McCarthy Cabs.
According to The Times Tribune, before leaving the scene of the
crime, the unrepentant teenager also stole $500 from the cab
driver’s pockets.
据美国ABC报道，美国宾夕法尼亚州当局24日称，一名16岁少年因涉嫌枪杀一名出租车司机被拘捕并控告，案发的起因是司机不肯按照少年指点的近道行车，少年认为司机有意绕远道多收钱而行凶。
23日晚，斯克兰顿警方对少年理查德森(Aazis
Richardson)提出3项谋杀、1项抢劫及其他相关罪名的指控。理查德森现拘押在拉克瓦讷县监狱，当局拒绝保释，他的初步审讯安排在30日。
诉状说，理查德森于当地时间23日凌晨3点左右，在Washburn街搭乘被害人、47岁的达本齐奥(Vincent
Darbenzio)的出租车，并要求在Village
View小区门口下车。期间理查德森告诉达本齐奥走近道，但后者继续按自己的路线行驶，令理查德森颇为恼怒，认为他有意绕道好多收车费。在要求停车后，理查德森对准达本齐奥的头部射出2枪，并从他口袋中拿走500美元现金后逃离现场。
出租车公司调度员在与达本齐奥失去联系后，派另一名司机前往寻找，该同事在理查德森要求下车的小区大门不远处找到车辆并报警。警方在凌晨5点不到时赶到，经检查后宣布达本齐奥已死亡，当时汽车的引擎仍在开动状态。
数小时后，据报道，调查人员通过追踪预订出租车的电话找到理查德森的下落，在Washburn街一处公寓的阁楼里逮捕他，并在身旁的一个背包中找到凶器——0.9毫米手枪。理查德森向警员承认裤子上的污渍为达本齐奥的血迹，并称将500美元现金丢弃在家附近的树丛中，但调查人员尚未寻获赃款
