The young Oromo singer and songwriter, Haacaaluu Hundeessaa, was shot dead on Monday evening around 9:30 pm in a suburb of Addis Ababa, Gelan Condominiums, the Addis Ababa Police Commissioner Getu Argaw told state media. The singer was rushed to the hospital in critical condition but was pronounced dead a few hours later, it was said.
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed expressed his condolences, saying Ethiopia had “lost a precious life”.
“I express my deep condolences for those of us who are in deep sorrow since the news of the death of the shining young Artist Hachalu Hundesa,” Fana reported the prime minister as saying. “We are expecting full investigation reports of this evil act.”
“Let us express our condolences by keeping ourselves safe and preventing further crime,” Abiy said.
The news brought shock, with many Ethiopians mourning his death, and condemning the killing.
The Addis Ababa Police Commissioner said that several people have been arrested on suspicion of murder.
