Police say Imran Ali Rasheed ordered a Lyft at his home in Garland on Sunday then fatally shot the driver, Isabella Lewis, 26 of Garland.
Her stolen car was found a short time later outside the police station in the neighboring community of Plano, where Rasheed began shooting in the lobby before being shot by officers.
Matthew DeSarno, Special Agent in Charge of FBI Dallas, says a note left in the vehicle of a Lyft driver who was shot and killed, suggests the murder suspect “may have been inspired by a foreign terrorist organization.”
He did not offer more specifics on the letter and declined to identify the group.
"DeSarno said the Dallas FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force has joined in the investigation by the Plano and Garland Police Departments to see what led to the murder and if it was an act of terrorism.
“Rasheed may have been inspired by a foreign terrorist organization to commit these acts,” DeSarno said. “Haven’t found any evidence he was directed by or in contact with foreign terrorist actors. He was inspired by the rhetoric. He wasn’t directed to do this.”
Rasheed was also the subject of a counterterrorism investigation from 2010 to 2013."
A spokesperson for company says in a statement:
“We are heartbroken by this incident and our hearts are with the driver’s loved ones during this incredibly difficult time. Safety is fundamental to Lyft and we are ready to assist law enforcement.”