Taxi Driver Killed in New Rochelle

Andres Valenzuela, 62, of New Rochelle, was murdered on Octobe 14 at 250 AM, after finishing his shift as a tax driver. His body was found in the parking lot of Juliano’s Caterers on Main Street in New Rochelle by police who were driving on partol and saw his body.

Officers went to assist and found Valenzuela with 2 gun shot wounds. He was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. Valenzuela had worked for 10 years with Express City Taxi in New Rochelle, sometimes working 7 days a week.

The murder of this hard working man, who was doing nothing wrong but working late a night, should not be accepted or tolerated by the people of New Rochelle, or Westchester County.

This is an open investigation and New Rochelle Police Detectives are currently working on the case. Anyone with information about this incident can contact the New Rochelle Police Department at 914-654-2300. Further information will be released when available.