In the early morning hours of February 6, 2026, gunfire in a Compton neighborhood left 39-year-old Matthews Currie dead. Deputies from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department responded to a call at about 1:35 a.m. on the 200 block of North Bowen Avenue and found Currie with multiple gunshot wounds; he was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Sheriff’s Department Homicide Bureau opened an investigation and has been canvassing the area for evidence and witnesses. Authorities have not released a motive, have not identified any suspect, and no arrests have been announced. The department is asking anyone with information to come forward.

What did anyone in the neighborhood see or hear that night that could help piece together what happened to Matthews Currie?