Tranh Lam was 25 when he was killed on April 30, 1992, in Compton, California, during the 1992 Los Angeles riots. Lam was making deliveries for his family’s small grocery store and was sitting at a traffic light in his pickup truck on the second night of the unrest when at least two gunmen opened fire. The truck’s window was shattered and Lam was struck by four rounds; he died within minutes. The Los Angeles County coroner recorded blunt force trauma among his fatal injuries.

Witnesses said racial slurs were directed at Lam before the shooting and investigators believe he was likely mistaken for a Korean-American, a group targeted during the riots. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide Division lists the case as open; no arrests or suspects have been identified and the FBI did not classify the killing as a hate crime. If anyone knew Tranh Lam, saw his truck that night, or has information about the shooting, please come forward.