A man died and two girls, ages 13 & 15, face felony murder charges after police say the girls carjacked the man near Nationals Park on Tuesday, used a stun gun against him & caused the car to flip.
Mohammad Anwar, of Springfield, Virginia, was identified as the victim, police and his family said Wednesday. He was 66.
The suspects are a 13-year-old from Southeast D.C. & a 15-year-old from Fort Washington, Maryland, police said. The juveniles' names were not released.
Documents released Wednesday say the girls were arrested on felony murder & carjacking charges & taken to the Metropolitan Police Department's homicide branch for processing.
Anwar was a father & grandfather with many loved ones in the U.S. and Pakistan, his family said. He was working as an Uber Eats driver at the time of the crime.
“He was a hardworking immigrant who came to the U.S. in 2014 to build a better life for himself and his family. The loss for his family is immeasurable,” they said in a statement that called the crime "senseless."
Anwar is survived by a wife & two adult children in the U.S., & an adult son & four grandchildren in Pakistan, his family said.
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