Vang is from Stockton, CA where many of his people settled after VN. Many younger Hmong boys and girls were notorious gang members in town and feared as violent types (as per my policeman neighbor). Vang claims the hunters fired on him first and he returned fire. That seems unlikely if he is also a perp in another murder.
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CHAI SOUA VANG'S MILITARY RECORD Pioneer Press (subscription), MN - According to the public portion of Chai Soua Vang's military record on file at the National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis: Jan. ... Shooting suspect had Army Service Ribbon for sharpshooting Shooting suspect had Army sharpshooting badge |
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Vang: Hunter shot first; Suspect gives conflicting accounts Kansas City Star (subscription), MO - ... swore at him. According to documents filed Tuesday by the Sawyer County Sheriff's Department, Chai Soua Vang, 36, of St. Paul told ... Sixth shot hunter dies Hmong leaders say suspect doesn't represent community Despite arrest, friends say Vang was a good man |
Self-defense claim may be central in any trial Pioneer Press (subscription), MN - If murder suspect Chai Soua Vang is telling the truth, the question that could go before a jury weighing any possible claim of self-defense is this: What would ... Bloody Sunday in Wisconsin |