SMF Calls for Serious Investigation After Shia Muslim Organizer's Car Was Struck by Gunfire in Dallas

The Shia Muslim Foundation is calling for a full, serious, and transparent investigation after Sabah Mooswi, a Shia Muslim mother and community organizer in Dallas, reportedly had a bullet strike her vehicle on Mother's Day as she was driving on Interstate 35.

Mooswi is a Muslim organizer associated with Dallas Shias for Justice and the Palestinian Youth Movement. According to local reporting, the bullet shattered her windshield, traveled through the vehicle, and entered the seat area where her young son could have been sitting. He was not in the vehicle at the time. No injuries were reported, but the reported facts are grave.

This was not a minor traffic incident. A mother was driving on Mother's Day. A bullet entered her car. The bullet path reportedly reached the area where her child could have been seated. That should demand urgency from every public official responsible for public safety.

In a video statement, Dr. Omar Suleiman said, "Someone shot a bullet at her car and into her child's car seat. No one is being held accountable."

SMF shares that concern. Dallas police should treat this matter with the seriousness it deserves. The public deserves clear answers about the status of the investigation, the handling of physical evidence, any ballistics testing, any available highway camera review, and whether investigators have meaningfully considered possible bias motive.

Mooswi is a visibly Muslim woman, a Shia Muslim organizer, and a public advocate for Palestinian rights. SMF does not claim to know the motive of the shooter. That is exactly why a complete investigation is needed. Possible anti-Muslim, anti-Shia, anti-Palestinian, or other bias should not be dismissed before the evidence has been fully reviewed.

CAIR DFW reportedly addressed the case at a May 21 news conference calling for an end to anti-Muslim rhetoric. In a related public statement, CAIR Texas and Dallas Fort Worth Muslim groups warned that hate-filled rhetoric by some Texas politicians and government leaders is dangerous as it threatens the safety of Muslims and those perceived to be Muslim, and undermines the values of unity and respect that Texans hold dear.

The same coalition also stated that hateful fearmongering not only harms Muslim communities but creates dangerous real-world consequences by normalizing hostility, intimidation, and potential violence against Muslims in Texas.

Those warnings cannot be ignored when a Muslim mother's vehicle has been struck by gunfire and the bullet entered the space where her child could have been sitting.

SMF's Calls to Action

SMF calls on Dallas police and relevant public safety agencies to:

• Conduct and publicly confirm a complete review of the available evidence

• Test the recovered bullet and vehicle evidence for ballistic leads

• Review traffic cameras and nearby surveillance footage

• Treat possible bias motive as a serious investigative question

• Provide regular updates to Mooswi and her family

• Consult federal authorities if evidence suggests civil rights or hate crime concerns

"Sabah Mooswi and her family deserve answers," said SMF. "The Muslim community deserves to know that violence against a visibly Muslim mother will not be minimized, delayed, or treated as routine. This incident could have ended with a child dead. That fact alone requires a serious investigation."

The Shia Muslim Foundation urges public officials, law enforcement agencies, civic leaders, and media outlets to treat this case with the gravity it deserves.

About the Shia Muslim Foundation

The Shia Muslim Foundation is a national organization dedicated to civic engagement, civil rights, public safety, and advocacy for Shia Muslim communities in the United States.