Lyft driver murder: Man accused of killing Fort Worth ride-share driver

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A detective told the family that a person of interest was a ride-share customer who called for a ride shortly before the murder.

FORT WORTH, Texas - Fort Worth police have made an arrest in the murder of a Lyft driver.

Michael Walker, 35, was arrested Monday and charged with the murder of 31-year-old Shawali Sherali.

Michael Walker (Photo: Fort Worth Police Department)

Police say the ride-share driver was found dead last Friday around noon at an apartment complex near Sandy Lane.

Witnesses told police that Sherali’s vehicle crashed into a fence before someone else jumped in the driver’s seat and drove off. Sherali was left with a fatal gunshot wound in the torso.

The vehicle was found abandoned nearby.

Sherali’s family told FOX 4 that the father of two recently moved his family to North Texas from Afghanistan in 2021 after the Taliban captured the capital city.

A motive for the murder has not been released.

Fort Worth Crime and Public Safety