Girl, 13, Pleads Guilty in Fatal Carjacking of Uber Driver, Could See Jail Time Until She's 21

A 13-year-old girl pleaded guilty on Thursday to second-degree murder, after she and another girl, 15, were involved in a carjacking incident on an Uber driver in Washington D.C. that led to his death this spring.

The driver, Mohammad Anwar, fought against the two girls, who attempted to use stun guns on him, a witness told News4.

A graphic video posted on Twitter shows Anwar near the driver's side door before they attempted to speed off, with him still hanging onto the door.

The car flipped, and police arrived to find the car on its side and Anwar injured on the sidewalk. He was taken to the hospital where he died on March 23.

The two girls were pulled out of the car apparently unscathed and detained at the scene.

WUSA9 reported that prosecutors agreed to drop the other charges, including armed carjacking, against the 13-year-old girl in exchange for her guilty plea.

Under the maximum sentence, the 13-year-old could be released from prison by the time she is 21. The 15-year-old pleaded guilty in juvenile court last month, reported News4, and is scheduled to be sentenced on Friday—while the other is set to receive her sentence in July.

Anwar was called "a beloved husband, father, grandfather, uncle, and friend" by his family, as a GoFundMe page was created to support them and help pay for the funeral. The page had raised $1,049,770 at the time of publication.

Lehra Bogino, who is married to Anwar's nephew, wrote on the page that Anwar was "a hard-working Pakistani immigrant who came to the United States to create a better life for him and his family."

While Attorney General Karl Racine told News4 that the logistics of a juvenile case cannot be discussed, he said: "My heart goes out to the victim's family."

Recent police data, according to WUSA9, revealed that 207 carjackings have been reported between January and April of this year. They also reported that police have arrested 44 people, with 34 of the suspects are under the age of 18—some even as young as 12 years old.

It is not solely a law enforcement issue," Acting D.C. Police Chief Robert Contee told WUSA9. "There are other entities involved. Community, parents, etc. This is not the cool thing to do. This is not a popular thing to do. Whether it's churches talking to kids in [the] community, violence interrupters talking to kids in [the] community."

"This is all hands on deck," Contee added. "It's hard to watch people in [the] community who are innocent victims, in this case, be victimized by some of the young people that we are trying to help. Some of the people we are trying to help through police reform issues."

Newsweek reached out to Uber for comment, who stated: "The events leading to Mohammad Anwar's death are horrific. We are devastated, and our hearts go out to Mohammad's family and friends. We have been in touch with his family to offer our condolences and support."