Two teen girls charged in carjacking, crash that left D.C. Uber Eats driver dead
The 13-year-old and the 15-year-old have been charged with felony murder and armed carjacking.
Two teenage girls have been charged with murder following a carjacking and crash in Washington, D.C., that left an Uber Eats delivery driver dead, officials said.Shomari Stone / NBC Washington
March 25, 2021, 9:28 AM EDT / Updated March 25, 2021, 10:57 AM EDT
By Elisha Fieldstadt
An Uber Eats delivery driver, described by relatives as a hardworking Pakistani immigrant grandfather, was killed in a crash after officials said he was carjacked by two teenage girls in Washington, D.C.
The 13-year-old and 15-year-old, who have not been identified because they are minors, allegedly used a stun gun on the driver on Tuesday, causing him to crash his car, according to the Metropolitan Police Department.
When responders arrived at the scene, about a block from Nationals Park, they found the victim suffering from life-threatening injuries, police said. He was pronounced dead at a hospital.
Mohammad Anwar, 66, of Springfield, Virginia, was identified by his family as the victim,
NBC Washington reported. He was working for Uber Eats at the time of the assault, according to relatives and Uber.
{snip}
Anwar is survived by a wife and two adult children in the U.S. and an adult son and four grandchildren in Pakistan, according to his family.
Elisha Fieldstadt
Elisha Fieldstadt is a breaking news reporter for NBC News.
https://twitter.com/Eli_Fieldstadt
elisha.fieldstadt@nbcuni.com