Abdin Ismael, 69, was killed on September 8, 2015, in San Antonio, Texas, in what authorities say was a robbery that went wrong. He was attacked by multiple suspects near his apartment in the 1900 block of West Commerce Street. Surveillance footage later recovered reportedly shows three suspects approaching Ismael before the confrontation escalated into a brutal assault. First responders treated him, but he succumbed to his injuries shortly after the incident.

The San Antonio Police Department opened an investigation and asked the public for help identifying the attackers, but no immediate arrests were announced. The community reacted strongly, noting Ismael’s death as part of a troubling rise in homicides and violent crime in the city that year. Anyone who knew Ismael or saw activity near the 1900 block of West Commerce Street on September 8, 2015, is asked to come forward with information.