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<\/p>\nBROOKLYN, New York (WABC) — The life of a 21-year-old Uber driver has been forever changed after he was shot during an attempted carjacking in Brooklyn that left him unconscious for 10 days.<\/p>\n
The victim, Danish Sarwar, is hooked up to feeding tubes after police say he was shot in his neck.<\/p>\n
The Pakistani immigrant, who moved to Brooklyn three years ago, worked seven days a week as an Uber driver to support his family back home before police say he was nearly killed during an attempted carjacking.<\/p>\n
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“He’s a child. He’s 21 years old,” said Danish’s brother Hamza Sarwar. “God, he gave him a second life.”<\/p>\n
An image shows the man police say shot the 21-year-old after he robbed and tried to carjack him.<\/p>\n
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In video taken from the Uber’s dashcam, you can see the suspect remove his face mask.<\/p>\n
Hamza says the suspect stole his brother’s phone, $500 cash, and then as he was handing over the keys to his SUV, the suspect shot Danish in the neck, then fled.<\/p>\n
The window of his SUV was left shattered by the bullet.<\/p>\n
“If he shoots you in your neck or your head, there’s only one thing. He wants to kill you,” Hamza said.<\/p>\n
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Police say it happened on Parkside Avenue near Bedford Avenue in Prospect Lefferts Gardens around 4:15 a.m. on July 11.<\/p>\n
The suspect was a passenger Sarwar was picking up.<\/p>\n
Police say the suspect was last seen wearing blue shorts, a black sweatshirt, a black mask, black shoes and was carrying a book bag.<\/p>\n
Sarwar was unconscious in critical condition for 10 days. He still can’t move or feel his left arm.<\/p>\n
His brother says he opened his eyes for the first time a few days ago and was able to speak Tuesday after doctors installed a microphone in his throat.<\/p>\n
“He’s scared. Who’s not scared when somebody shoots you in the neck? You’re not scared?” Hamza said.<\/p>\n
Hamza says his brother has a long road to recovery.<\/p>\n
Hamza also drives an Uber, but he doesn’t want to anymore and doesn’t want his brother doing it either.<\/p>\n
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