Ahmed Hasheem Ebrahim, 20 and also known to some as Kareem, left his family’s home on Beauregard Street in Alexandria, Virginia, on January 15, 2022, intending to visit a friend. His family last saw him that day; when he had not been heard from, they reported him missing on January 17. Authorities later found his vehicle, towed from an Alexandria location, and discovered blood inside, prompting investigators to treat the matter as a critical missing person case.

Police say they identified who had been driving Ahmed’s car after he disappeared and arrested 20-year-old Joel Antonio Sarabia of Fairfax on January 24. Investigators allege Sarabia and a 17-year-old associate conspired to rob Ahmed on January 16, that Ahmed was shot in the upper body while sitting in his car on Lachine Lane in Lincolnia, and that the suspects drove the car with him inside before disposing of a body in a dumpster on January 17. Sarabia faces charges including first-degree murder and concealment of a dead body; the 17-year-old faces related charges.

Authorities conducted an extensive nearly three-week search of a King George County landfill, sifting thousands of tons of waste at substantial expense but did not recover Ahmed’s remains and called the search off. His family has publicly urged that the search be resumed so he can be brought home for burial. If anyone has information about Ahmed’s whereabouts or the events of January 15–17, please share what is known with investigators.