{"id":1967159,"date":"2023-07-07T20:00:01","date_gmt":"2023-07-08T00:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-special-forces-lyft-driver-shot-dead-in-dc\/"},"modified":"2023-07-07T20:01:15","modified_gmt":"2023-07-08T00:01:15","slug":"former-special-forces-lyft-driver-shot-dead-in-dc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-special-forces-lyft-driver-shot-dead-in-dc\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Special Forces, Lyft driver killed in DC shooting."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fformer-special-forces-lyft-driver-shot-dead-in-dc%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1967159&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Photo by Michael M. Santiago\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/geraldyn-berry\">Geraldyn Berry<\/a><br \/>4:34 PM \u2013Friday, July 7, 2023<\/h2>\n<p>Police in Washington, D.C. are searching for the gunmen who shot and killed a 31-year-old Lyft driver who was revealed to be a former Afghan interpreter in the Special Forces.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px;  text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">July 2023. Afghan immigrant, 31-year-old Nasrat Ahmad Yar, was the victim of a shooting inside his vehicle. The Lyft driver was finishing up a late-night shift of driving for the rideshare company when he was shot in Washington, D.C. Emergency personnel responded to the scene and\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GwEIR4FVec\">pic.twitter.com\/GwEIR4FVec<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Southern Man (@MagicBelle1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MagicBelle1\/status\/1677369027209969665?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 7, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Nasrat Ahmad Yar, 31, was found shot in a car shortly after midnight Monday morning. The Metropolitan Police Department had responded to a distress call after midnight about an unconscious person and upon arrival, discovered the driver to be badly wounded from being shot while inside his car. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>According to authorities, D.C. Fire and EMS then transported Yar to an area hospital for treatment, where he later died.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">31-year-old Lyft driver Ahmad Yar, who served as an interpreter for the US Army in Afghanistan, was shot and killed in DC on Monday night.<\/p>\n<p>Here is surveillance video of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-special-forces-lyft-driver-shot-dead-in-dc\/\" title=\"Ex-Special Forces, Lyft driver killed in DC shooting.\">black teenage suspect yelling \u201c<\/a>he was reachin bro\u201d after shooting him. <br \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NkzBSUUrgO\">pic.twitter.com\/NkzBSUUrgO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Greg Price (@greg_price11) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/greg_price11\/status\/1677057719918796800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 6, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>According to surveillance footage provided by the police, shortly after Yar was shot, four people were seen fleeing the area. Presently, suspects have not been identified and according to the press release, police are offering a reward of up to $25,000 for information that results in an arrest.<\/p>\n<p>According to a verifiable GoFundMe page, Yar was previously an interpreter who worked with US Army Special Forces in Afghanistan for 10 years before to the Taliban takeover. Additionally, he had been the sole provider for his wife and four children, ages 15 months to 13 years.<\/p>\n<p>Yar\u2019s cousin who served as an interpreter for the U.S. military, Mohammad Ahmadi, said that the homicide has left people back in Afghanistan stunned because they imagined the capital of the United States was a safe place.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cPeople are in shock in my country,\u201d Ahmadi said. \u201cThe whole family, friends, everyone. Nobody believes it when we say that happens in Washington, D.C.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to police statistics, homicides have increased in the city by 19% year to date from 2022, while total violent crime has increased by 30%.<\/p>\n<p>As city council members prepared to vote on emergency legislation, local leaders convened on Thursday to appeal for greater assistance from the general public. The new legislation presented by Councilmember Brooke Pinto is intended to close gaps in the district\u2019s criminal justice system.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cOur hearts are with Mr. Nasrat\u2019s loved ones as they confront this unspeakable tragedy. We have reached out to his family to offer our support and are in contact with law enforcement to assist with their investigation,\u201d a Lyft spokesperson said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking news blasts directly to your inbox for free. 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