Akron- A cab driver was shot and killed Friday on Akron's east side.

Police were notified of the shooting by a man who said he noticed a City Yellow Cab idling near Pondview and Elinor avenues shortly before 9 p.m. He went closer to investigate because it appeared no one was inside, said Lt. Rick Edwards, police information officer.

When the man looked into the cab, he saw the driver slumped onto the passenger seat and bleeding from the head, Edwards said.

Police did not release the victim's name, because his family had not been contacted. Edwards said it appeared the driver had been responding to a call in the neighborhood, but it was not clear whether he had picked up a passenger.

Neighbors told police that they heard shots but did not see the crime, Edwards said. The motive for the shooting remained unknown.

Edward said the body was taken to the Summit County medical examiner's office for an autopsy.

A man identifying himself as a manager at City Yellow Cab declined to comment.

http://www.cleveland.com/printer/printer.ssf?/base/summit/1164447230189760.xml&coll=2