GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Grand Rapids police say a taxi struck and killed a man who attempted to rob the cab driver using a hammer.
Police responded to Jefferson Avenue and Fulton Street just after 2 a.m. Thursday.
Authorities say a Calder City cab driver was dropping off the passenger at the intersection when the man got out of the car and threatened to assault the male driver with a hammer in a robbery attempt.
The man was hit and killed as the cab driver attempted to the flee the area.
The name of the man killed has not yet been released. Police say they are questioning the cab driver as part of the investigation.
Jefferson Avenue from Fulton Street to Weston Street was closed for several hours, but has since reopened.