The mayor of Washington, D.C., Muriel Bowser, was slammed for her “deafening” silence on the killing of an Uber Eats driver during an alleged carjacking but tweeting about “preventing auto thefts” days after his death.
“DC’s @MayorBowser, who encouraged months of ‘Defund the Police’ riots in DC last year, responds to the murder of UberEats driver Mohammad Anwar by 13- and 15-year-old female carjackers with a shockingly tone-deaf message of how to prevent auto thefts in her city,” the Federalist’s Mollie Hemingway tweeted.
DC’s @MayorBowser, who encouraged months of “Defund the Police” riots in DC last year, responds to the murder of UberEats driver Mohammad Anwar by 13- and 15-year-old female carjackers with a shockingly tone-deaf message of how to prevent auto thefts in her city. https://t.co/mOHVUIf9De
— Mollie (@MZHemingway) March 28, 2021
Hemingway was responding to a tweet from Bowser sent on Sunday, which included a video on how to prevent auto thefts.
UBER EATS DRIVER EJECTED FROM CAR AND KILLED DURING CARJACKING BY TWO TEENAGE GIRLS IN DC
“Auto theft is a crime of opportunity. Follow these steps to reduce the risk of your vehicle becoming a target. Remember the motto, #ProtectYourAuto,” Bowser wrote.
Auto theft is a crime of opportunity. Follow these steps to reduce the risk of your vehicle becoming a target.
Remember the motto, #ProtectYourAuto. pic.twitter.com/7u1iFvked9
— Mayor Muriel Bowser (@MayorBowser) March 28, 2021
Bowser’s tweet came after the murder of Mohammad Anwar last Tuesday, when two teenage girls, ages 13 and 15, allegedly attempted to steal his car and tasered him. The car eventually rolled over, and Anwar died.
“He was a hardworking immigrant who came to the U.S. in 2014 to build a better life for himself and his family,” Anwar’s family said in a statement. “The loss for his family is immeasurable.”
The teenage girls were charged with felony murder and armed carjacking, but Bowser has remained quiet about the incident.
Others echoed Hemingway in their response tweets, while also noting that Bowser’s tweet was likely scheduled, but her silence on Anwar’s death is “deafening.”
Uber Eats driver Muhammad Anwar was the victim of a carjacking by two teenage girls, who committed felony murder, in DC. He died as a result of injuries.
I presume this is a scheduled tweet but it’s extremely tone deaf.
Bowser’s silence is deafening. https://t.co/ut3WLMme6q https://t.co/mFoTXKdFve
— Gabriella Hoffman (@Gabby_Hoffman) March 28, 2021
Horrible timing on this clearly scheduled tweet. And even if Mohammed Anwar wasn’t dead, carjackings are a plague in DC — there isn’t a lot you can do wrt risk reduction besides simply not driving a car.
This was broad daylight. https://t.co/X1ehGtUVRd
— Natalia Antonova (@NataliaAntonova) March 28, 2021
Blame the victim huh? How about cracking down on perpetrators to deter this behavior? https://t.co/60kiiamtb6
— Jesse Hunt (@JJHunt10) March 28, 2021
#MuhammadAnwar was in his car when 2 women murdered him in a carjacking gone wrong.
In response, DC’s Mayor posts this tweet about how to prevent auto theft.
I believe this is what’s called “victim blaming.”
Why don’t we just teach teenagers not to carjack and murder, hm? https://t.co/xQmZCPxrfB
— Lauren Chen (@TheLaurenChen) March 28, 2021
How about giving some tips on raising kids who won’t become soulless psychopaths by the age of 13 https://t.co/cJuDLTFimV
— Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) March 28, 2021
This is your response to the brutal murder of a legal immigrant by two black carjackers?!
You disgust decent Americans of all colors. https://t.co/AbNItfpqpr
— Sebastian Gorka DrG (@SebGorka) March 28, 2021
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Bowser’s office did not immediately respond to the Washington Examiner’s request for comment.
