US Army Interpreter and Afghan Refugee Is Fatally Shot While Driving for Lyft in Washington, D.C. — Suspects at Large
Posted on AllSides July 8th, 2023
From The Left
A former US Army interpreter, who immigrated with his family from Afghanistan to the United States in 2021, has been shot and killed while driving for Lyft in Washington, D.C. on Monday. Nasrat Ahmad Yar, 31, was found in his car just after midnight on Monday morning after police responded to reports of an unconscious person. Ahmad Yar suffered a fatal gunshot wound and was immediately taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead. "I don’t have words for it. It’s unfathomable how senseless this is for somebody who...