Police arrested a 15-year-old boy accused of killing a former Afghan interpreter for U.S. special forces who was working in D.C. as a ride-share driver.
After leaving Afghanistan, 31-year-old Nasrat Ahmadyar, a husband and father of four, settled in Northern Virginia.
“Here was a man starting out in the United States,” D.C. Police Chief Pamela Smith said. “He served the country.”
He was shot just after midnight July 3 while driving to make up for being behind on rent, friends said. Officers found him inside a car on 11th Street NE near D Street.
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Police believe he was killed during an attempted carjacking.
“He had just dropped off a passenger and was sitting in his vehicle when he was approached by several young suspects,” D.C. police Assistant Chief Leslie Parsons said. “It appears through our investigation that these suspects may have been trying to take his vehicle. During that interaction, one if the suspects shot Nasrat.”
Home surveillance video from the area shows four people running through an alley. One is heard saying, “You killed him.”
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“The reckless actions of these teens cost a man’s life and shattered a family just starting out on their journey in this country,” Parsons said. “No arrest will be able to make them whole, but today’s news sends a message loud and clear to those looking to introduce guns on our streets: Detectives do not rest until the reckless actions like this are met with severe consequences.”
Detectives continue to look for more suspects, police said.
“We are listening to you and we are more present in our communities than we have ever been,” Smith said.
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