Arrest in Cab Driver’s Murder

Police say a Bronx teen was charged Tuesday with being the Yankees-cap-wearing gunman who killed a hardworking livery cab driver.

Hosny Hernandez,19, was collared in the killing of Bronx dad Cesar Santos, 48, after an anonymous tip came into the NYPD's Crime Stoppers tipline, cops said.

Cops are hunting for his accomplice who has been described as a Latino, around 20-years of age who was wearing a white tank top and shorts during the June 6 attack.

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