Hundessa was shot while driving on the evening of 29 June 2020 at the Gelan Condominiums area in Addis Ababa.[2] He was taken to the Tirunesh Beijing General Hospital, where he died from his injuries.[2] Thousands of mourners gathered at the hospital, as police used tear gas to disperse crowds and people set tyres ablaze. While protesters insisted he should be buried in Addis Ababa, his body was airlifted to Ambo. The police arrested several suspects in connection with the murder.[2]