Pawtucket man found guilty in fatal shooting of cab driver in 2019

BOSTON, Mass. (WLNE) — Suffolk District Attorney Kevin Hayden said a Pawtucket man has been found guilty for the fatal shooting of Luckinson Oruma in 2019.

40-year-old Phillip Foy, was found guilty of first-degree murder.

According to the Suffolk District Attorney’s Office, Foy approached the victim’s cab outside the Colonnade Hotel in Boston on June 4, 2019.

Foy entered the vehicle and asked to be driven to Mansfield.

Oruma declined the fare, and Foy stepped out of the cab, opened the driver’s side door and assaulted Oruma, according to witness accounts.

Foy produced a firearm and shot Oruma, who fell to the ground, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office.

Foy stood over him and fired the gun again, then proceeded to enter the cab and drive it to Ring Road, where he parked.

Foy then emptied the firearm and discarded it with the magazine, removed his shoes and sat in front of a Starbucks store.

Police arrived at the scene and Foy grabbed a bystander in an attempt to shield himself.

Foy eventually released his hostage and was arrested by police.

Police said that Foy confessed to shooting the victim, but claimed it was in self-defense.

Foy is scheduled to be sentenced on May 23.