Hamza Jamil Zaki Abo Halaoh was 32 when he was killed on the evening of March 12, 2023, while working as a ride-for-hire driver in Washington, D.C. He had come to the United States after fifteen years of planning, leaving behind a wife and twin three-year-old daughters who were due to join him in ten days. He and a second man, 34-year-old Othaniel Gaither, were found with gunshot wounds inside an SUV that had crashed into parked cars on 11th Street Southeast near Capitol Hill; both were pronounced dead. A third occupant of the SUV was injured in the crash but had not been shot.

Police recovered a firearm at the scene and have suggested the shooting was part of a targeted attack, though investigators do not believe Hamza was the intended target and there is no indication he or the other victim were armed or returned fire. No arrests have been announced; the suspect vehicle was described only as a sedan and the Metropolitan Police Department is offering a reward. The Jordanian embassy has been in touch with local authorities and the FBI about Hamza’s death.

If anyone has information about the shooting, the suspect sedan, or events on the nearby interstate before 8:25 p.m. that night, please share what you know with investigators.