NYC taxi driver killed after attempted robbery

The NYPD is investigating the killing of a taxi driver in Queens. The driver, Kutin Gyimah, 52, brought five passengers to a destination along Beach 54th Street in the Rockaways on Saturday morning, police said. The passengers refused to pay and tried to rob the driver, New York City police said, based on their investigation. When Gyimah chased the passengers, one or more of them hit him, police said. Gyimah fell to the ground, hit his head, and lost consciousness. Police officers found Gyimah lying in the street. EMS brought him to St. John's Hospital, where he died, the NYPD said.