UPDATE: 10/13/2023
A Corpus Christi man who was shot four times in a carjacking on the city's west side on October 2 will require intense physical therapy after being released from a local hospital on Sunday.
According to the Vannoy family, Fred is a veteran and has been a cab driver with Green-n-Go Cab for 20 years, and he is known to the community as a kind and friendly guy. They cannot comprehend how someone could harm Fred, stealing his cab at gunpoint and leaving him with several gunshot wounds.
"He is going home on Sunday. He is healing very well. Thank you for your continued support and prayers. Anything helps to help pay for medical bills and supplies that he will need, such as a wheelchair ramp and other essentials," said Debbie Vannoy, Fred's wife.
The Vannoy family said there had been no arrests in the October 2 carjacking, but detectives with the Corpus Christi Police Department continue to follow leads in the case.
Debbie said she and her family are preparing to bring Fred home from the hospital and are planning to host a benefit for Fred in the next couple of weeks.
"He's gonna have to go through some pretty intense therapy when he gets out of the hospital. This man is a veteran. He served our country for all of us, and these young kids that have no care in the world do this to an innocent man," added Debbie.
Debbieshared a GoFundMe page the Vannoy family created in order to cover some of the medical expenses the family incurred during this tragedy.
ORIGINAL: 10/02/2023
One man is in the hospital after being shot multiple times in an early morning carjacking near Buford Street.
Corpus Christi Police investigators said a cab driver with Green-n-Go Cab was carjacked at gunpoint at the 1100 block of 11th Street and shot multiple times.
According to police, the 61-year-old cab driver is now in stable condition at a local hospital. No other information about the victim has been released at this time as investigators are still gathering information.
The stolen taxi cab, which is described as a minivan, was found wrecked and abandoned on the south side of Corpus Christi in a field near Yorktown Boulevard and Weber Road.
Investigators said the suspect(s) remains at large and are searching the area.
If you have any information on this shooting, you're asked to call Corpus Christi Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS.
