In late April, 31-year-old Abdul Rahman Waziri parked his car in front of his apartment complex’s mailboxes before heading home to his wife and two young daughters. He turned on his hazard lights to alert other drivers that he had stopped, with the intention of moving after he was done.

An unidentified man decided to also check the mail, and was recorded confronting Waziri. The two briefly but animatedly spoke before the man pulled a gun from his car, pointed it at Waziri, and fired multiple times.

Shortly after Waziri was transported to the hospital, the shooter approached officers, admitted to shooting him over a parking spot, and was recorded handing his gun to officers. Officers put the shooter in cuffs, but after visiting the District Attorney’s office, he was released.

Waziri was in the States on official business

Waziri’s brother, Abdullah Khan, came to Houston after hearing the news and is demanding proper justice. Especially since his brother was here to be protected.

“We came from Afghanistan because we were helping the U.S. government. My brother was working with special forces and was the lead person in the mission when they were conducting operations. We came here to seek safety, but it is also not safe for us,” Khan told Click2Houston.

Khan was reasonably angry that the shooter was set free after admitting to shooting his brother. Since the shooting, he’s hired an Afghan attorney, Omar Khawaja, who argues the “self-defense” plea by the shooter should be considered murder.

“The shooter became very aggressive… and murdered him in cold blood,” he said. “There has not been a proper investigation to determine who saw what and heard what from the scene… Self-defense is an affirmative defense… You cannot provoke the incident and then raise the claim of self-defense.”

Viewers were stunned to see a special forces member’s death treated so casually

When Click2Houston’s viewers learned that Waziri was a member of the special forces assisting the US Government, many felt outraged that the shooter was able to walk away from the incident unscathed.

“This is so sad and frustrating,” one viewer wrote. “I can’t imagine shooting someone over a parking spot. And it’s weird that no one’s investigating after all he’s done for our country.”

Someone else felt it was strange that the police just let the shooter go free.

“If he wasn’t arrested, there’s likely a lot to the story that we’re missing,” their comment read. “I wonder what they’re keeping from the public.”

Another viewer felt sympathy for Waziri’s family.

“I’m so sad for his family,” they wrote. “I hope they see justice.”