Nearly $500,000 Raised For Uber Eats Driver Killed In D.C.

WASHINGTON — An outpouring of support has come in for the family of Mohammad Anwar, the Uber Eats driver who was killed during a carjacking at the Navy Yard near Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. last week.

A GoFundMe for his Anwar's family had brought in nearly $500,000 as of Sunday afternoon, almost five times the amount it set to raise.

Lehra Bogino, Anwar's niece and creator of the fundraiser, called her uncle a "beloved husband, father, grandfather, uncle, and friend who always provided a smile when you needed one."

Anwar, of Springfield, Virginia, was a Pakistani immigrant, Bogino said. He came to the United States "to create a better life for him and his family," she added.

"He leaves behind a family, near and far, who cherish, love, and miss him dearly.Words can not describe how our family is feeling currently," Bogino wrote. "Devastation, confusion, shock, anger, heartache, and anguish are just a few that come to mind. We will carry him with us always, but it doesn’t take the pain away of losing him so tragically and so unexpectedly soon."

Two teenage girls, age 15 and 13, have been charged with murder in connection with Anwar's death. A video shared by a witness on Twitter shows the carjacking that led to his death. The girls are accused of attacking Anwar with a stun gun and causing the car to flip, NBC Washington reported.

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