Anthony Bruce Tabaka, a 68-year-old Caucasian man, was killed during a taxi ride on September 8, 2021, on southbound Interstate 55 in Saint Louis, Missouri. A dispute inside the cab escalated into a physical altercation and the taxi driver fired a handgun. Tabaka was struck and died at the scene; the driver also sustained a gunshot wound and was taken to a local hospital.

Initial reports from the Missouri State Highway Patrol describe the violence as stemming from a dispute between the two men. From his hospital bed the driver gave a version claiming Tabaka became aggressive and that the shooting was in self-defense. The Highway Patrol continued to investigate, and as of late 2021 no arrests or charges had been announced and no other suspects were publicly identified.

What did readers in the area see or hear that night on Interstate 55?