A man accused of fatally shooting a Boston taxicab driver near the Prudential Center in 2019 will appear in court on Monday for his first day of trial.
Phillip Foy, 40, of Pawtucket, Rhode Island, has been charged in connection with the shooting death of Luckinson Oruma, 60, of Dorchester on June 4, 2019, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office.
Oruma was working as a taxicab driver in Boston the Tuesday he died, and had been parked in his cab near the Prudential Center in front of the Colonnade Hotel on Huntington Avenue, the office said.
Foy got into Oruma’s cab that day, and asked for a ride to Mansfield, but Oruma “declined the fare,” the office said.
A witness then saw Foy get out of the cab, open Oruma’s door and assault him. He took out a gun and shot Oruma at some point during the assault, after which Oruma fell to the ground outside the cab, the office said.
Foy then stood directly over Oruma and fired at him, the office said. After, Foy got into Oruma’s cab, drove down Huntington Avenue, took a turn onto Ring Road and pulled over.
Foy emptied and threw out the gun and magazine, took off his shoes and sat in front of a nearby Starbucks, the office said.
When Boston police arrived, Foy grabbed a passerby tried to hold the person in front of him to shield himself, the office said. The officers diffused the situation and took Foy into custody.
While under arrest, Foy confessed to shooting Oruma, but said it was in self-defense, the office said.
Opening statements in Foy’s trial will begin on Monday morning in the Suffolk Superior Courthouse.
