Rudolph Smith, 40 November 10, 2007 Rudolph Smith, 40, a black man, was shot in a garage in the 1700 block of Tichenor St. in Compton around 8:23 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 9. Police found him there, badly wounded in the torso. He was taken to Harbor hospital, where he died at 9:18 p.m.