Document: MPD Arrests Teen in Killing of Rideshare Driver

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The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced an arrest has been made in connection to the killing of a rideshare driver on July 3, 2023, on the 400 block of 11th Street, NE.

According to MPD documents, officers responded to the location for the report of an unconscious person. They located an adult male shooting victim inside of a vehicle. He was taken to an area hospital, where he died.

The victim was identified as 31-year-old Nasrat Ahmad Yar.

On March 1, MPD arrested and charged a 15-year-old boy with first-degree murder while armed.

This case remains under investigation. MPD offers a reward to anyone that provides information which leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for each homicide in the District.

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