Taxi Driver Killed
A cab driver died after he suffered from multiple gun shot wounds in his car in Brooklyn Center, a suburb of Minneapolis. The driver, 46, was an employee of Green and White Taxi and was found outside Brook Haven apartments at 3911 65th Ave. N. at 3:45 am.
Randy Furst, a writer for the Star Tribune, reported on this event in much greater detail than the AP article that was printed in the Pioneer Press. Furst established his place of employment, the exact location, and offers substantial quotes and attribution. His lead is well-written in that it highlights the primary issue which in this case is one man's death. Reporting on an event that happend only 12-hours ago can have its struggles. This writer did well with the information that was available and approached the event with a more complete story than the article that was published in the Pioneer Press.
Below are both articles in their entirety: