'People have lost the value of human life': Georgia attorney holds back tears as she recalls how murdered husband drove for Lyft to spend time with their daughter

Georgia Assistant Attorney General Camila Wright struggled to hold back her tears Friday as she told of how her husband, who was shot in his Lyft car, had started driving at night so he could spend the days with their one-year-old daughter, Zoya.

Shahriar Zolfaghari, 36, was found slumped in the front seat of his car in Atlanta early on Wednesday morning. He had been shot twice in the chest.

'People have lost the value of human life,' said Wright, visibly moved, at a news conference Friday, WSB-TV 2 reported.

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Tragic: Georgia Assistant Attorney General Camila Wright (pictured Friday, with one-year-old daughter Zoya) spoke Friday about the death of husband Shahriar Zolfaghari, who was shot in the Lyft car he had been driving

'Broken': Wright said she was bereft at the loss of Zolfaghari, who was found Wednesday morning - and that their daughter would grow up not knowing her father. 'We know he's with Christ,' she said, 'but we are broken'

She also told reporters that Zolfaghari had only taken up a job as a Lyft driver at night so that he could spend more time at home with their baby daughter. 

'Every day that she napped, she napped on his chest,' Wright said in a video recorded by 11Alive.

'We know he's now with Christ, but we are broken, said Wright. 'This is not right, it is so wrong.

'Zoya will not remember him, except for the pictures we keep and share and the stories...' she said as her voice trailed off. 

She also revealed that one of the last text messages sent to her by her husband was 'I miss you and Zoya,' and that the day before he died, her 'generous' and 'loved' husband had spent the day making phone calls for a family in need.

She said she was thankful that she had 'more happiness' in the three years since she met her husband than 'most people have in their whole lives.'

Wright also said that she believes the motive behind the shooting - originally described by police as 'mysterious' - was robbery, although police said at the time that Zolfaghari still had his ID and credit cards when found.

Shortly before the conference, Georgia Governor Nathan Deal made an executive order promising $5,000 to anyone with information leading to the arrest and conviction of Zolfaghari's killer. 

Mrs Wright was made Georgia's prosecutor for human trafficking in 2014 and was believed to be the first person to take up such a role in the U.S.

Before that, she was in charge of Fulton County's human trafficking unit, where she helped jail 19 people, including two for life.

Father: Shahriar Zolfaghari (left) was driving a Lyft car so that he could provide money for their family while spending time with their daughter, Mrs Wright said

Crime scene: Zolfaghari, 36, had been shot twice in the chest when he was found slumped in the front seat of his car in Atlanta early on Wednesday morning

According to 11 Alive, a witness told police that he pulled up behind Mr Zolfaghari's vehicle at a red light next to a church at around 1am on Wednesday, but got out to see what was the matter when he did not pull away after the light changed to green.

They told investigators that the motorist had been shot and that there was blood inside the car.

Two shell casings were found at the scene, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. 

'It looks like someone must have either been in the vehicle with him or shot him at close range,' police Major Adam Lee III said. 

'It's a mystery as to why someone would harm him,' he added.  

Police have subpoenaed Lyft for Mr Zolfaghari's records to see if he was on a ride - and if so, who ordered it - when he was shot.

The father-of-one had been married to Mrs Wright since 2014 and they have a young daughter together. 

Love: The father-of-one had been married to Mrs Wright since 2014 

A heartbreaking Facebook post by Mrs Wright's sister, Everett Wright, said: 'My perfect brother, in love my sister found you. In love you leave us. 

'You were the gentlest, kindest, most innocent person I knew honestly. You adored your wife and daughter in a way that cannot even be described by these words. 

'I cannot fathom the thoughts that run through the minds of people that choose to take people like you away from the incredible life you had here. Our hearts our broken. Please all you who read this shower the heavens with prayers for my sister, her daughter, and my family.

'I love you, we all love you and always will cherish you. You are gone too soon. Rest in heaven's peace and may the thought of you bring peace to us all.'

A spokesman for Georgia Attorney General Sam Olens said: 'We at the Attorney General’s office are heartbroken by the tragic loss of Camila’s husband. Our thoughts and prayers are with her and her family.'

A Lyft spokeswoman said: 'Our heartfelt sympathies are with the family and loved ones of Shahriar Zolfaghari. Lyft has been working closely with law enforcement and will continue to assist their investigation.'