It happened around 1am off Pincay Oaks and Antoine in northwest Harris County.
Police say a gunman ran up to the cab while it was parked, robbed the cabbie and his passenger and then shot the passenger in the leg twice. The gunman then got away.
The passenger is expected to survive. The cab driver says he's only been on the job for a month.
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