Man charged with murdering Dallas woman he’d picked up for sex, report says
Yons Alshabli (Dallas PD)
DALLAS - Dallas police arrested a man they believe shot and killed a woman after picking her up for a sexual encounter.
Yons Alshabli, 32, is charged with murder for the death of the unidentified woman.
Her body was found in the parking lot of a Far Northeast Dallas strip mall early last Tuesday morning.
Dallas shooting: Woman killed in parking lot of Far Northeast Dallas strip mall
Police were called to Lindy Lott Plaza on Plano Road, near Forest Lane, shortly before 3 a.m.
According to an arrest warrant affidavit, detectives used video from nearby businesses to identify Alshabli's car in the parking lot around the time of the murder.
During questioning, Alshabli first told detectives his car had been stolen.
He later admitted he’d picked the woman up in the area and intended to pay her $70 for sex at a nearby motel.
But Alshabli allegedly got spooked by a pickup truck he thought was following them.
He told detectives he gave the woman $10 and told her to get out of his car.
Alshabli claimed his gun accidentally went off during a struggle after the woman refused to get out of the car, the police document states.
He admitted to pulling her body out of his car and leaving her in the parking lot.
Police said the woman did have a $10 bill in her hand when her body was found.