Cab driver Afolabi Odifa shot, killed while picking up fare at Norcross apartment complex
Police are investigating the killing of a 36-year-old taxicab driver in Norcross.
According to investigators, Afolabi Odifa was found slumped over behind the wheel of his taxi in front of 800 Chase Common Drive in Norcross sometime after 11 p.m. Friday.
Police said medical examiners determined the man had been shot.
Georgia Bureau of Investigation agents and Norcross police are investigating the case.
There are no suspects at this time, police said, but they said they are following numerous leads.
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