Sokorn Mang, 20, of Long Beach was shot multiple times and killed on August 14, 2006, while stopped at a red light at 20th Street and Atlantic Avenue around 6:30 p.m. He suffered multiple gunshot wounds to his torso and right arm, including a compound fracture and an open chest wound, and was pronounced dead at Long Beach Memorial Medical Center after firefighters tried to save him en route.

Family describe Sokorn as a kindhearted, gentle young man who had recently started working at a warehouse and was helping his family financially. He had just dropped off a co-worker and was about to drop off another when the attack occurred; the co-worker who was with him could not be reached for comment. The Long Beach Police Department opened a homicide investigation but Officer Juan Gomez said there was no suspect information and the motive remains unclear. Sokorn’s family held a funeral with Cambodian Buddhist traditions and have set up a fund to cover expenses.

If anyone has information about the shooting at 20th and Atlantic on August 14, 2006, please contact Long Beach homicide detectives.