Dadi Fantu was 49 and of Ethiopian ethnicity when he was killed in Dallas, Texas, on September 6, 2017. Initial reports left the circumstances unclear, and investigators later ruled the death a homicide. The Dallas Police Department opened an investigation that has remained unsolved.

Multiple law enforcement agencies, including the Texas Department of Public Safety, have worked the case and followed various leads and suspects, but no arrests have been announced. Family and friends have expressed grief and frustration over the lack of progress and continue to press for answers.

Anyone with information about Dadi Fantu’s death is asked to contact the investigating agencies to help bring justice and closure.