Virginia teen charged for fatally shooting man he says jumped out and kicked his Tesla
A teenage driver has been charged with murder in Virginia after allegedly admitting to gunning down a man he said jumped out and started kicking his Tesla, according to court documents.
Kianmehr Shirinipaziziba, 18, told police he shot 39-year-old Jason Hann after he attacked his Tesla near a shopping center in Herndon on Friday night, according to court documents.
3 18-year-old Kianmehr Shirinipaziziba has been charged with murder in the fatal shooting.
Herndon Police Department
Hann 'kicked the mirror and appeared to reach to his waistband,' Shirinipaziziba told police.
The teenager then pulled out his own Glock 27 9mm handgun, chambered a round and fired a single shot which struck Hann, the court docs said.
3 Shirinipaziziba says the man kicked his Tesla.
Herndon Police Department, NBC4 Washington
3 Hann was struck by the single shot before he died.
Herndon Police Department, NBC4 Washington
'Officers arrived on scene and provided first aid care to the victim.
The shooter was also on scene, he was taken into custody by officers,' Sgt. David Forbach with Herndon Police told NBC Washington.
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