Lyft driver, 78, killed, robbed by 19-year-old in far northeast Dallas, affidavit says

DALLAS - A 19-year-old man is accused of killing a 78-year-old Lyft driver and stealing his wallet and car in Northeast Dallas, according to an arrest affidavit acquired by FOX 4.

Maurice Parker, 19, was arrested and charged with capital murder in the shooting death of 78-year-old Mohammad Haddad-Farshi.

Haddad-Farshi was found dead in the 9500 block of Forest Lane in the parking lot of a Budget Suites just before 4 a.m. on Saturday, March 30. Investigators processed the scene, pulling surveillance video from the front office.

Maurice Parker (Source: Dallas County Jail)

Police documents say Haddad-Farshi had a gunshot wound to the back right side of his neck. He was found without his wallet, cell phone or the car rented to him by Lyft.

Lyft contacted Dallas police and shared that Maurice Parker was the last passenger for Haddad-Farshi, according to the arrest affidavit. His drop-off location was not far from where the driver's body was found.

Just hours later, officers were called back out to the Budget Suites.

A woman told 911 a young man came outside his second-floor room and fired a handgun at the ground in the courtyard with children nearby. Police confirmed the room was being rented by Parker. He was arrested on a separate charge.

Haddad-Farshi's wallet was found in Parker's pocket at the time of his arrest.

Mohammad Haddad-Farshi

Police documents say Parker also had a 9mm handgun with a fired cartridge seated at the top of the magazine. He told police his mother had given him the gun as a gift, documents show.

Investigators say that Parker admitted to shooting the Lyft driver in a police interview. He also told detectives where he ditched Haddad-Farshi's vehicle, according to the arrest affidavit. It was recovered in a parking lot in the 12000 block of Abrams Road.

Parker had warrants for drug possession in Frisco. He’s currently in the Dallas County Jail, where he is held on a $5,000,100 bond.