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2 girls charged with fatal carjacking in DC
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2 girls charged with fatal carjacking in DC
Rick Massimo | rmassimo@wtop.com
March 24, 2021, 10:37 AM
Two teenagers have been charged with murder after a Virginia man police say they were carjacking died in a car crash Tuesday afternoon in D.C. ... Mohammed Anwar, 66, of Springfield, Virginia, died in the crash on N Street in Southeast D.C., just north of Nationals Park.
The police said in their report that the crash happened when he was shocked by a stun gun by two teenagers who were in the process of carjacking him about a block away on Van Street at about 4:30 p.m. ... A 13-year-old girl from Southeast D.C. and a 15-year-old girl from Fort Washington, Maryland, have been arrested and charged with felony murder and armed carjacking.
“We are devastated by this tragic news and our hearts go out to Mohammad’s family during this difficult time,” an Uber spokesperson said. “We’re grateful the suspects have been arrested and thank the Metropolitan Police Department for their diligence with this investigation.”
A fundraiser has been set up to help Anwar’s family.
Rick Massimo
Rick Massimo came to WTOP, and to Washington, in 2012 after having lived in Providence, R.I., since he was a child. He went to George Washington University as an undergraduate and is regularly surprised at the changes to the city since that faraway time.
rmassimo@wtop.com
Rick Massimo | rmassimo@wtop.com
March 24, 2021, 10:37 AM
Two teenagers have been charged with murder after a Virginia man police say they were carjacking died in a car crash Tuesday afternoon in D.C. ... Mohammed Anwar, 66, of Springfield, Virginia, died in the crash on N Street in Southeast D.C., just north of Nationals Park.
The police said in their report that the crash happened when he was shocked by a stun gun by two teenagers who were in the process of carjacking him about a block away on Van Street at about 4:30 p.m. ... A 13-year-old girl from Southeast D.C. and a 15-year-old girl from Fort Washington, Maryland, have been arrested and charged with felony murder and armed carjacking.
“We are devastated by this tragic news and our hearts go out to Mohammad’s family during this difficult time,” an Uber spokesperson said. “We’re grateful the suspects have been arrested and thank the Metropolitan Police Department for their diligence with this investigation.”
A fundraiser has been set up to help Anwar’s family.
Rick Massimo
Rick Massimo came to WTOP, and to Washington, in 2012 after having lived in Providence, R.I., since he was a child. He went to George Washington University as an undergraduate and is regularly surprised at the changes to the city since that faraway time.
rmassimo@wtop.com
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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.
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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
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.
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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