Samuel Morris Corbin, a 76-year-old Vietnam War veteran and retired Los Angeles Department of Water and Power employee, was shot to death on June 17, 2020, in Compton. The shooting occurred about 9:10 p.m. in the 600 block of South Ward Avenue. Corbin was found in the driver’s seat of his white Toyota Corolla with multiple gunshot wounds to his upper torso and was pronounced dead at the scene. He left behind six children and numerous grandchildren and had been awarded three Purple Hearts for his Army service.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department responded to the call but reported no immediate motive or suspect description. Corbin’s killing was one of two fatal shootings nearby that night; less than two hours later Kendal Young, 26, was found shot to death in the driver’s seat of a gray Toyota Camry in Willowbrook. There was no immediate evidence linking the two cases. Detectives asked anyone with information to contact the Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau or submit anonymous tips to Crime Stoppers.

If anyone knew Samuel Corbin or saw anything in the area that night, please come forward with information.