Suspect still at large after deadly Compton party shooting

Austin Turner and Omar Lewis

8 minutes ago

A man described as a local business owner was shot and killed at a pool party in Compton Friday night, and the suspect remains at large, authorities say.

The shooting happened around 7:45 p.m. near Greenleaf Boulevard and South Mayo Avenue, according to the Compton Sheriff's Station.

No motive is currently known, but preliminary information indicates that a total of six people were shot, including one person who was killed. Three of the victims were women and three were men.

The condition of the injured victims was not immediately released.

“What started as a happy celebration quickly turned into chaos as more than 100 partygoers ran to safety, according to first responders,” KTLA 5's Omar Lewis said Saturday morning.

The slain man was identified by family members as Robert Abdelkader III, aged in his 20s and a business owner.

“He was a wonderful young man,” said Ernest Green, a family member. “Just a wonderful person… As a community as a whole, we need to get over the ignorant part of the situation. »

“It will never be the same,” Green added.

No description of the suspect was immediately available.

The Sheriff's Department said the shooting was unrelated to the Compton College graduation ceremony, which took place nearby the same evening.