Police make arrest in murder of livery cab driver in Brooklyn

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Thursday, August 15, 2019
Police make arrest in murder of livery cab driver in Brooklyn
Police make arrest in murder of livery cab driver in BrooklynPolice say they've made an arrest in the murder of a livery driver in East New York.

EAST NEW YORK, Brooklyn (WABC) -- Police say they've made an arrest in the murder of a livery cab driver in Brooklyn.

The identity of the suspect has not yet been released.

The body of 29-year-old Noman Saleemi was found just after 3 a.m. on July 26 lying on a sidewalk near the intersection of Williams Avenue and Atlantic Avenue in East New York.

Authorities found Saleemi with a gunshot wound to the back of his head and determined that his car had been stolen.

The Pakistani immigrant was engaged and about to start a new job at a pharmaceutical company.

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