Posted with permission from Confined Space, a newsletter of workplace safety and labor issues.
NEW ORLEANS, LA – Ali Khan, a 38-year-old United cab driver was shot and killed while on duty early Friday morning, according to information acquired by the New Orleans Advocate. The incident occurred just before 7:30 a.m. near the intersection of Lake Forest Boulevard and Michoud Boulevard, close to Interstate 10. Officers responded to a call of a man down and found Khan lying in a wooded area. He was pronounced dead at the scene.