The Blotter

Published October 22, 2011 4:00am ET



Cabbie killed in Northeast A cab driver was shot and killed in his cab in the District at around 3:56 a.m. Saturday.

Police said they found Domingo Ezirike, 40, of unknown address, shot, unconscious and not breathing inside his cab at the corner of Anacostia Avenue and Ponds Street NE; he was declared dead at the scene. Police have launched a homicide investigation and are looking for a black man with a dark complection and slim build wearing a light blue jacket. A police spokesman said it was possible Ezirike was shot in an altercation over cab fare but that the motive and situation have not yet been determined.

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