Detectives are searching for clues in the ride-booking records of a slain Lyft driver who was married to a state prosecutor, Atlanta police said.
ABC reports that Shahriar Zolfaghari, 34, was shot in the upper torso and found dead inside his car at a stoplight in northeast Atlanta around 1 a.m. Wednesday, police said.
He was married to Camila Wright, a Georgia assistant attorney general who focuses on human trafficking cases.
Investigators are trying to determine whether he’d picked up a passenger just before the killing, and whether he had any other rides scheduled in the area, Atlanta police Maj. Adam Lee III said at a news conference.
A witness approached the car when it didn’t move ahead on a green light at the intersection, police said. That person then noticed blood in the vehicle, and police were called around 1 a.m. Wednesday.
“It’s a mystery as to why someone would harm him,” Lee said, adding that there was no indication that robbery led to the death. The driver still had his ID and credit cards with him, and his car was not stolen.
Police subpoenaed records from Lyft, which the company promptly turned over, Lee said. Investigators were searching those records for customer names and other details that might lead to a killer.
Based on the location of two shell casings found at the scene, investigators believe the shooter “may have been inside the car with him at some point,” Lee said.