Scene where Chinedu Madu was shot / Video from NVP
A 51-year-old cab driver was fatally shot during a robbery Thursday night in the North Lawndale community.
Chicago Carriage Cab driver Chinedu Madu was shot in the chest in the 1200 block of South Albany Avenue about 8:45 p.m., authorities said.
Madu, of the 500 block of East 33rd Place, was later declared dead at Mount Sinai Hospital, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.
Chicago Carriage Cab, which is based on the South Side, has more than 100 drivers, said dispatcher Stephanie Jackson.
“When I got in I saw a memo that we had a driver involved in a murder incident,” Jackson said. “It’s terrible.”
Chicago Carriage Cab issued the following statement on Friday:
Edward Sheinin, COO of Chicago Carriage Cab, said today that the killing last night of one of Carriage’s drivers, Chinedu Lambert, 51, is a tragedy. We extend our prayers and condolences to his wife, Vivian and young son. Mr. Madu has been a driver with Chicago Carriage Cab for many years and had a reputation as an outstanding and conscientious driver. Along with his many friends here at Chicago Carriage Cab, we hope that whoever was responsible for his murder will be apprehended quickly. As the investigation continues, Chicago Carriage Cab will assist the Chicago Police Department in any way that it can. Again, our deepest sympathies go out to his family and friends and they remain in our prayers.
Area North detectives are investigating, but nobody has been charged for the murder.
The last cab driver killed on the job happened in March 2013 when 48-year-old Edwin Obazuaye was robbed then shot to death by two men he picked up in the 0 to 100 block of West 91st Street, authorities said.
— Sun-Times Media Wire