The 18-year-old passenger who was wounded in the shooting was the target of the gunmen, police say.
TRENTON - Two gunmen opened fire on a taxi as it sped away on Walnut Avenue last night, wounding the 18-year-old passenger who was apparently the target of the shooting, police said today.
The victim was shot five times, in his back, upper back and right arm, and was rushed to Capital Health Regional Medical Center in Trenton. He is expected to survive, said Lt. Mark Kieffer, a police spokesman.
The gunfire left the back window of the cab shot out, but but the cab driver was unhurt, Kieffer said.
Around 11:50 p.m. Thursday, the victim was on the 100 block of Walnut Avenue when the cab he had called arrived. As the teen got into the taxi, the driver spotted the two gunmen.
"They walk past the cab, the cab driver sees them in the rear-view mirror," Kieffer said. "The cab takes off and they fire into the back of the cab."
The driver sped a block up Walnut Avenue, where taxis line up around the back of the Trenton train station. There, he called for assistance and police and an ambulance were called.
Police yesterday had no information on what might have led to the shooting. Descriptions of the suspects were not available.
Both suspects were using handguns, police said.
Detective Edward Cunningham is investigating. Anyone with information on the case should call police at (609) 989-4170, or the Confidential Tip Line at (609) 989-3663.
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