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Police at the scene of the shooting.Demetrius E. Loadholt
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A livery driver was shot and killed in Bedford-Stuyvesant Monday — prompting the head of the state’s taxi driver’s association to blame the attack on the cutback in the NYPD’s stop-and-frisk tactics.

Naji Fawaz was discovered in the front seat of his livery cab at 12:20 a.m., according to police.

A trail of blood was found at the scene, sources said.

“We were very concerned that criminals won the battle over STOP & FRISK in NYC,” NY State Federation of Taxi Drivers head Fernando Mateo wrote.

“We urge Commissioner Bratton to reconsider this position and find an alternative to Stop & Frisk ASAP. If we ignore the truth, more lives will be taken, and someone must be held accountable.”

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