Aadam Xirsi, a 50-year-old Somali man, was found shot to death on January 17, 2019, seated in the driver’s seat of a Yellow Cab in the parking lot of a thrift store in Windcrest, San Antonio, Texas. The driver’s side front window had been shattered by a bullet and one of Xirsi’s legs dangled out of the open door. No weapon was recovered from inside the vehicle and the type of firearm used has not been determined.

Investigators believe Xirsi operated the taxi and have reviewed security camera footage and the taxi driver’s log to reconstruct what led to the shooting. Windcrest police say the investigation remains ongoing and officers are working to identify any suspects. Members of the local Muslim community, where Xirsi was well known, have wondered whether the killing was a hate crime but no arrest has been announced.

Xirsi came to the United States from Somalia about 15 years before his death and is survived by a wife and three children; his family in Somalia has been seeking answers. If anyone saw the Yellow Cab at the thrift store parking lot on January 17, 2019, or has information about who approached the vehicle, please come forward.