DALLAS — Investigators are trying to figure out how a man was left dead on the side of the road, according to the Dallas Police Department.
On Tuesday just after 5 a.m., officers responded to a health and welfare call on Eastridge Drive. This is between Skillman Street and Park Lane in Northeast Dallas.
When officers got to the scene, they found 65-year-old Joseph Syas lying on the sidewalk with a gunshot wound to the face. Dallas Fire-Rescue responded and pronounced him dead.
The motive and circumstances surrounding this murder are under investigation.
Police are asking anyone with information to call Detective Abel Lopez at 214-671-3676 or email abel.lopez@dallascityhall.com.
