They say that Robert Lee Abdelkader, 27, was in the middle of a catering job at a graduation party when he was shot and killed on Friday.
A well-known Compton family is mourning the loss of their loved one who was shot and killed while working at a graduation party on Friday. The shooting happened at around 7:45 p.m. near Compton College, where hundreds of people were gathered for a pool party. Six people were shot during the incident, including 27-year-old Robert Lee Abdelkader, who died at the scene. 'I called him Lee Lee, his middle name was Lee, so I called him Lee Lee,' said Inez Tootie Adkins.
They're hopeful that surveillance cameras in the area, including the one on their home, will help investigators find Abdelkader's killers. 'He was simply standing in his own backyard,' said Darris Adkins, Abdelkader's uncle. 'I don't understand.'The Adkins family have been business owners and in the local government in Compton for decades, and they say that this latest incident is not in line with the Compton that they know or love.
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