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Taxi Driver Stabbed After Fake Passengers Hijack Cab in Morelia

Police recovered the stolen Nissan Versa minutes later; prosecutors are pursuing the attackers.

Overview

  • The driver, identified as Francisco, 59, was threatened with a knife and a firearm after picking up riders outside the Morelia bus terminal and was stabbed multiple times.
  • Neighbors alerted 911, and CRUM paramedics treated chest and abdominal wounds before transferring him to a hospital.
  • The attackers forced him out near Motel Caribe in Colonia Lago 1 and escaped in the taxi.
  • Guardia Civil, municipal officers, and fellow taxi drivers located the Nissan Versa, economic number 525, abandoned on Avenida Constituyentes de 1824 and secured it.
  • The vehicle was placed at the Ministerio Público, and authorities reported the case to the state prosecutor’s office, which is expected to lead efforts to identify the three suspects.