Original Article – Three teenagers have been charged in the killing and robbing of a taxi driver on Thursday night, Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald said.
The three males, a 14 and 13-year-old from Somerset and a 13-year-old from New Brunswick, were arrested on Friday after an investigation identified them as the suspects, officials said.
Police responded to a 911 call reporting a shooting near Rose Street and Sydney Place in Franklin Township at 9:56 p.m., authorities said.
Officers located the taxi, which had crashed into a vehicle parked in the driveway of a residence, prosecutors said.
The driver, Kofi Addo, 57, of North Brunswick, was located in the vehicle with a gunshot wound, officials said. He was later pronounced dead at an area trauma center after life-saving attempts on the scene were unsuccessful, authorities said.
Investigators said Addo was picking up a fare near Rose Street when he was approached by the three young teens. One of the teens shot him with the intention of robbing him, prosecutors said.
The three were located and arrested the following day. They were transported to the Middlesex County Youth Detention Center and appeared in Family Court on Sunday.
Two of the juveniles face charges of murder, robbery, conspiracy and multiple weapons offenses. The third teen, the 13-year-old Somerset resident, is charged with robbery and conspiracy to commit robbery, officials said.
Authorities are asking anyone with additional information about the homicide to call the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crime Unit at 908-231-7100 or submit a tip anonymously through the STOPit mobile app.
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Old enough to do the crime – old enough to be considered an adult.
13 and 14 year-olds know better than to kill.
Wastes of space and resources.
should be in toe tag land more trash taken out !
These kids are finished even before they’ve really begun.
Four families forever changed. Was it worth it?
R.I.P. Mr. Addo
May he RIP.