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Sam Nang Lam

Case from Seattle, WA dated Nov 03, 2019

Victim Details

Sam Nang Lam

Male

South East Asian (Chinese, Thai, Malay, Filipino, etc)

Seattle

WA

2019-11-03

56

Sam

Nang Lam

07/02/2026

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In the early morning hours of November 3, 2019, a tragic incident unfolded in the South Park neighborhood of Seattle, claiming the life of 56-year-old Sam Nang Lam. A Vietnamese immigrant who had moved to the United States to build a better life for his family, Lam was asleep in his home on the 1000 block of South Donovan Street when the unthinkable happened. At approximately 1:00 a.m., multiple gunshots were fired into the residence, with several bullets striking and fatally wounding him.
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  • Q13 FOX News: Arrest made in connection to Seattle shooting that killed father of five
  • KIRO: South Park man shot dead in own home
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