Pakistani finance worker murdered at his upscale DC building had let his killers in thinking they were fellow tenants: police

NewsWorldAmericasUS Crime NewsPakistani finance worker murdered at his upscale DC building had let his killers in thinking they were fellow tenants: policeDC police say the victim, Syed Hammad Hussain, and suspects did not have a prior relationship before the brutal attackErin Keller In Ohio Saturday 04 April 2026 16:02 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2951867","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/pakistani-man-murdered-washington-dc-b2951867.html","title":"Pakistani worker killed in D.C. let attackers in, thinking they were tenants: police"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-26538","index":0}Rico Barnes (pictured) is one of two men charged in the murder of Syed Hammad Hussain, who was killed by blunt force and strangulation before his apartment in Northwest D.C. was set on fire (Superior Court of the District of Columbia)The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Evening_Newsletter","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/ima...