Kassahun Abebe Edo dies after assault Saturday morning

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A 35-year-old man died from injuries Sunday sustained after an assault the night before.

According to police, Kassahun Abebe Edo fell and struck his head on a sidewalk or curb at around 3 a.m. Saturday after he had been involved in some kind of altercation.

Edo was found in the 700 block of Fairmont Street, NW, by police officers responding to a report of a fight in that area.

Edo was taken to the hospital Saturday but died from his injuries the following day. Police say he was a resident of Irving, Texas.