Rideshare driver killed in South Dallas shooting, crashes into home

DALLAS - A rideshare driver was found murdered Tuesday morning when his car ran into a South Dallas home.

FOX 4 obtained surveillance video of the victim's car jumping the curb and hitting the home around 1:40 a.m. Tuesday in Dallas.

No arrests have been made in this case, and investigators have little information and haven’t declared a motive. 

Surveillance video from one neighbor shows the terrifying seconds after the victim was shot. 

Loved ones are grieving the loss of 25-year-old Faneal Tesfit of Irving. 

Tesfit’s family tells FOX 4 he had recently started driving for a rideshare company. 

Early Tuesday around 1:30 a.m., Dallas police found Tesfit shot and killed inside a white sedan. 

Police say the white sedan had crashed into an empty South Dallas home near Pennsylvania Avenue and SM Wright Freeway.

According to detectives, Tesfit lost control of the vehicle after he was shot. 

Police didn’t reveal where the shooting took place. However, neighbors tell FOX 4 they heard the sound of gunfire and loud noises a couple hours before police arrived on scene. It’s unclear how long Tesfit was stalled out. 

Grainy backyard surveillance video stamped at 11:30 p.m. Monday captured a white sedan pulling into a nearby parking lot. The headlights showed the car stopped for less than 30 seconds. Then, the vehicle accelerated followed by one shot. The vehicle exited the parking lot. 

A front door Ring camera shows the white sedan turn around the corner of Pennsylvania Avenue. The vehicle hopped the curb, traveled across a front yard, and collided with a house. 

Dallas police haven’t released any suspect description or how many suspects they are looking for.

Video appears to show multiple dark, grainy figures in the parking lot after Tesfit’s vehicle took off, but any identifying features are extremely difficult to make out. 

Tesfit’s family isn’t ready to speak publicly right now. They say he will be remembered as a smart, loving, kind man. He graduated from UT Austin and was a big Dallas sports fan.