Chai Vang

Chai Soua Vang, 36, of St. Paul, Wisconsin, a Hmong immigrant from Laos. He is being held at Sawyer County Jail He went out for deer hunting with at least two friends in northwest Wisconsin. On Sunday(Nov.21 2004) he killed at leat 6 US native deer hunters after a verbal exchange :

1. Robert Crotteau, 42
2. and his son Joey, 20
3. Al Laski, 43
4. Mark Roidt, 28
5. Jessica Willers, 27
6. Dennis Drew, 55,

Survivors: Lauren Hesebeck ,Denny Drew

His weapon: The 20-round clip of his rifle, an inexpensive Chinese-made SKS assault weapon

Arguments about this tragedy

There are at least two sides for this tragedy

Insane slaughter

• unclean family violence reports
• Vang said he shot one victim in the back

Self defense

Evidences:

• 8 rednecks vs. one asian alone. And 8 reneckes claimed they only had one gun.
• Rednecks yelledout racist slurs to Vang
• Vang says he began firing only after one of Hesebeck's hunting buddies, Terry Willers, shot at him with a rifle from about 100 feet away and missed.

Hobbies

• Hunting:

Residence

A the mustard-yellow two-story home in St. Paul, Minn. About 24,000 Hmong live in St. Paul, the highest concentration of any U.S. city.