2 men, age 19, charged in death of North Battleford taxi driver
CBC
RCMP have arrested two 19-year-old men after the death of a North Battleford taxi driver on Friday.
Harris Korath, the owner of Crown Cabs, confirmed to CBC the driver was one of their employees.
Korath said the driver had only just started his shift when he died shortly after getting a trip request for the Hitching Post Motel in the city's south end at 7:32 a.m.
"We sent him there. He was waiting for the customer. He didn't even start the meter," Korath said.
The driver was shot three times, he said.
Crown Cabs learned what had happened when a second driver went to the scene. Korath said if one of their drivers does not move within 10 to 15 minutes after being dispatched to an address, they always send someone else to check on them.
Korath described the driver as a hard-working man who was always eager to help others.
"If anybody is new in town, if they need a place to stay, if they need a job, he will use his connections and he'll help the best he can," said Korath.
The loss has hit Crown Cabs and the man's family hard, he said.
"Everybody's scared. Nobody wants to work. A lot of people are still with the family. We are doing our best to support the family right now," Korath said.
Police say they received a report about an injured man in a parking lot off the Highway 16 bypass at around 7:45 a.m. on Friday. When first responders arrived, they declared him dead on the scene.
The male victim was identified as a 30-year-old from North Battleford, police say.
Saskatchewan RCMP’s Homicide Investigation Unit took charge of the investigation, and now two men have been charged, according to a Saturday evening news release.
After further investigation, the police say that the two men now in custody also entered the business connected to the parking lot, pointed a gun at someone and assaulted them before confining them in a room, the release says.
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