Longtime limo driver, father of 2 shot, killed in Austin

Mohammed K. Al Hijoj, 39, was fatally shot Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023, while driving in the Austin neighborhood, officials said. Al Hijoj came to the U.S. 15 years ago from Jordan and has been a limo driver for more than 10 years. He mentored younger drivers. (Provided)

The death of Mohammed Al Hijoj brought the tight-knit community of Chicago limousine drivers even closer.

“Everybody loved him, everybody respected him, everybody was there for him just for the fact that he’s always there for people,” said Amer Alrifaee, a fellow limo driver and one of Al Hijoj’s closest friends.