Key takeaways:
- The Metropolitan Police Department of Washington, D.C. is investigating the shooting death of Nasrat Ahmad Yar, a 31-year-old Afghan father of four.
- Police released video footage of the incident showing four suspects fleeing the scene shortly after the shooting.
- Yar had served as an interpreter for U.S. Special Forces in Afghanistan before fleeing to the U.S. in 2021 and is survived by his four children.
The Metropolitan Police Department of Washington, D.C. is investigating the shooting death of Nasrat Ahmad Yar, a 31-year-old Afghan father of four who had been working as a Lyft driver in the city.
Officers responded to an emergency call shortly after midnight on Monday and found Yar inside his vehicle suffering from a gunshot wound. Emergency medical services took him to a local hospital, but life-saving measures failed and Yar died.
Police released video footage of the incident showing four suspects fleeing the scene shortly after the shooting, with one of them shouting, “You killed him.” The motive behind the attack and the events leading up to it remain unclear.
Yar had served as an interpreter for U.S. Special Forces in Afghanistan before fleeing to the U.S. in 2021. He is survived by his four children.
The Metropolitan Police Department is asking anyone with information about the shooting to contact them at 202-727-9099 or text the department’s tip line at 50411.
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