{"id":53373,"date":"2025-11-26T20:56:21","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T20:56:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/53373\/"},"modified":"2025-11-26T20:56:21","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T20:56:21","slug":"livery-cab-driver-stabbed-search-for-attacker-who-left-him-for-dead-in-the-bronx","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/53373\/","title":{"rendered":"Livery cab driver stabbed; search for attacker who left him for dead in the Bronx"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A 39-year-old livery cab driver was found stabbed in his vehicle in the Bronx early Wednesday in a case being investigated as road rage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The victim, Osei Kusi, was found with multiple stab wounds to back and lower abdomen just after 2:30 a.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He was taken to Jacobi Hospital in critical but stable condition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Kusi was found in a Toyota SUV with a TLC livery license plate at Randall Avenue and White Plains Road.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Officials say the stabbing is being investigated as a road rage that started at White Plains Road and Story Avenue.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The unidentified suspect was stopped at a green light when the livery driver aggressively went around him, cutting him off.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The suspect followed him and police say the suspect knocked on the victim&#8217;s window.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Kusi exited the car and the two got into a verbal dispute.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The victim said he did not want to fight but police say the suspect then stabbed him and fled.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;This was an attempted murder and a danger to every New Yorker. Someone out there knows something and must come forward,&#8221; said New York State Federation of Taxi Driver spokesman Fernando Mateo.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">NYSFTD is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to an arrest.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<br \/>* <a href=\"https:\/\/abc7ny.com\/bronx\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:More Bronx news;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">More Bronx news<\/a><br \/>* <a href=\"https:\/\/7ny.tv\/submitnewstip\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Send us a news tip;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Send us a news tip<\/a><br \/>* <a href=\"https:\/\/abc7ny.com\/apps\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Download the abc7NY app for breaking news alerts;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Download the abc7NY app for breaking news alerts<\/a> <br \/>*<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCrlIS7z20CnVaCrMvdkig_g\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Follow us on YouTube;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"> Follow us on YouTube<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Submit a tip or story idea to Eyewitness News<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Have a breaking news tip or an idea for a story we should cover? 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