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2024-03-02 23:10:32 UTC
Police in Washington, D.C., have arrested a 15-year-old in the
July killing of an interpreter from Afghanistan who was working
as a ride-share driver after fleeing the country in 2021.
Nasrat Ahmad Yar, 31, was shot and killed while driving for Lyft
in the D.C. area on July 3.
The unidentified 15-year-old has been charged with first-degree
murder while armed, the Metropolitan Police Department said in a
Friday news conference.
Yar had served as an interpreter for the U.S. Army Special
Forces in Afghanistan. In 2021, he fled the country with his
wife and four children after the fall of the Afghan government
to the Taliban.
Leslie Parsons, the assistant chief of the Investigative
Services Bureau for the Metropolitan Police Department, said
investigators have been "poring" over evidence to bring the
perpetrators to justice.
He said Yar, who was "working extremely hard for his family,"
had just dropped off a passenger when he was approached by
several suspects who may have been attempting to steal his
vehicle and one of the suspects shot him.
Four individuals were captured on an outdoor Nest camera,
fleeing the scene after the shooting. Parsons said the video was
"instrumental" in identifying the 15-year-old suspect who was
arrested Friday morning.
"The reckless actions of these teens cost a man's life and
shattered a family just starting out on their journey in this
country," Parson said. Investigators are still searching for the
other suspects.
Last summer, Yars widow told FOX 5 through an interpreter that
she pleaded with him not to go out that night, but he told her
he needed to make money for their family.
Yar was finishing up a late-night shift of driving for the ride-
share company Lyft, before he was shot in Washington, D.C., just
after midnight.
"Our hearts are with Mr. Nasrats loved ones as they confront
this unspeakable tragedy," a Lyft spokesperson told Fox News
Digital at the time. "We have reached out to his family to offer
our support and are in contact with law enforcement to assist
with their investigation."
"Outnumbered" co-host Kayleigh McEnany emphasized the importance
of underscoring what it means to be an Afghan interpreter.
"This is someone who is not a citizen of the United States, but
puts their life on the line in Taliban Afghanistan to help the
United States, to make sure our country remains free by working
with our service members hand in hand," she said.
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July killing of an interpreter from Afghanistan who was working
as a ride-share driver after fleeing the country in 2021.
Nasrat Ahmad Yar, 31, was shot and killed while driving for Lyft
in the D.C. area on July 3.
The unidentified 15-year-old has been charged with first-degree
murder while armed, the Metropolitan Police Department said in a
Friday news conference.
Yar had served as an interpreter for the U.S. Army Special
Forces in Afghanistan. In 2021, he fled the country with his
wife and four children after the fall of the Afghan government
to the Taliban.
Leslie Parsons, the assistant chief of the Investigative
Services Bureau for the Metropolitan Police Department, said
investigators have been "poring" over evidence to bring the
perpetrators to justice.
He said Yar, who was "working extremely hard for his family,"
had just dropped off a passenger when he was approached by
several suspects who may have been attempting to steal his
vehicle and one of the suspects shot him.
Four individuals were captured on an outdoor Nest camera,
fleeing the scene after the shooting. Parsons said the video was
"instrumental" in identifying the 15-year-old suspect who was
arrested Friday morning.
"The reckless actions of these teens cost a man's life and
shattered a family just starting out on their journey in this
country," Parson said. Investigators are still searching for the
other suspects.
Last summer, Yars widow told FOX 5 through an interpreter that
she pleaded with him not to go out that night, but he told her
he needed to make money for their family.
Yar was finishing up a late-night shift of driving for the ride-
share company Lyft, before he was shot in Washington, D.C., just
after midnight.
"Our hearts are with Mr. Nasrats loved ones as they confront
this unspeakable tragedy," a Lyft spokesperson told Fox News
Digital at the time. "We have reached out to his family to offer
our support and are in contact with law enforcement to assist
with their investigation."
"Outnumbered" co-host Kayleigh McEnany emphasized the importance
of underscoring what it means to be an Afghan interpreter.
"This is someone who is not a citizen of the United States, but
puts their life on the line in Taliban Afghanistan to help the
United States, to make sure our country remains free by working
with our service members hand in hand," she said.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/teenager-arrested-in-killing-
of-afghan-interpreter-working-as-lyft-driver-in-washington-dc/ar-
BB1jbRhy