That night, at 9:30 pm, as Hachalu was exiting his vehicle, a man named Tilahun Yami allegedly walked up to his car and fired a gun into the artists chest.
Usiku ule mnamo saa tatu na nusu, wakati Hachalu akishuka kwenye gari lake, mwanaume aliyejulikana kwa jina la Tilahun Yami alitembea kuelekea gari yake na kumpiga risasi  kifuani mwake.