Ali Ismail, 36, was shot and killed outside his home in the 1400 block of Prentice Street in Arlington, Texas, in the early morning of February 14, 2023. He had just returned from an overnight trucking shift when he encountered two people attempting to burglarize vehicles. As he pulled into his driveway, one of the suspects, who was hiding nearby, opened fire without any verbal exchange. Ismail was found unresponsive in his SUV and pronounced dead at the scene.

Police recovered surveillance footage showing two suspects pulling on car door handles in the neighborhood before the shooting and released portions of that video, along with an image of a person of interest. The suspects fled on foot east along Prentice Street and remain unidentified. Oak Farms Dairy has offered a $10,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and prosecution.

Ismail was a father of six with a seventh child expected and had moved to Texas in 2008 to support his family. The Somali community in North Texas has been assisting his widow and children. Anyone who saw activity in the neighborhood around 5:14 a.m. on February 14 or has relevant footage is asked to come forward.