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15-year-old arrested, charged with capital murder following fatal shooting

February 29, 2024 / 8:44 AM CST / CBS Texas

CBS News Texas

DALLAS – A 15-year-old has been arrested in connection to a fatal shooting.

The shooting happened on Feb. 20. Dallas police say they responded to a major accident in the 2400 block of Pennsylvania Ave. around 1:25 a.m. that day.

When police arrived at the scene, 25-year-old Faneal Tesfit was found with gunshot wounds inside his vehicle. He was unresponsive, police say, and died at the scene.

Police say Tesfit lost control of his vehicle after he was shot. His vehicle went off the road and crashed into the side of an empty house.

The teen has been charged with capital murder.

Julia Falcon

Julia Falcon is a digital content producer at CBS News Texas. Julia has previously written for news outlets across Dallas-Fort Worth like the Denton Record-Chronicle, D Magazine, 1080 KRLD and 105.3 The Fan. She covers a span of topics, focusing on sports and trending topics. Every week, Julia produces a show called "Eye on Trending," where she answers top trending questions.