Shreveport Police Dept.

Date: Aug 4, 2006

Phone: 318/673-6932 Fax: 318/673-6933

Contact: Kacee Hargrave, Public Information Officer

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Taxi Cab robber sought on First Degree Murder Charges

Shreveport Police are looking for a man who is wanted for attempted first degree murder for the robbery and stabbing of a taxicab driver.

Vandrick Williams, 27 of Shreveport, is accused of attempted robbery and stabbing of a Yellow Cab Taxi cab driver. This happened in July of this year.

On July 22 of this year patrol responded to a stabbing call at Jackson and Mertis. At that location a White Female Yellow Cab taxi driver was found with multiple stab wounds and was transported to LSUHSC. Apparently she picked up a fare at Sam's Town Casino and was supposed to take him to an unknown address in Queensborough. At Jackson and Mertis he put her into a choke hold and demanded money from her.

She tried to give him five dollars but he thought she had more money. In self defense, she armed herself with a knife, she had in the car, and cut him on his left cheek. He was able to get the knife from her and proceeded to stab her multiple times in the shoulder and neck area. She was very lucky to have not had her artery cut. He then fled from the vehicle on foot and threw the knife on the ground. The knife was recovered and the taxi was put into the bay for evidence.

The victim is doing well and the wounds are non life threatening. Sam's Town Casino is trying to locate video of the suspect. Crime Scene is processing blood evidence along with other evidence from the vehicle.

Vandrick Williams is known to frequent the Queensborough neighborhood.

If anyone knows the whereabouts of Vandrick Williams please call det. chris yarbourgh at 673-6955 or crimestoppers at 673-7373

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