NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Members of Nashville's Ethiopian community remain puzzled as to why someone would kill a beloved restaurant owner who was shot to death last weekend. The Tennessean reports (http://tnne.ws/2nLCR5B ) that friends of Gitem Demissie were still grappling with his violent death. Demissie was the owner of Ibex Ethiopian Bar & Restaurant in south Nashville. Authorities have said that the 41-year-old was preparing to close his restaurant about midnight Saturday night when he was shot. Police say a masked gunman wearing a long-sleeved black shirt and black jeans approached Demissie and shot him multiple times.

Source: Ethiopian News March 21, 2017 11:03 UTC