Tag: police
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Community forum on police brutality held in wake of St. Paul police shooting
St. Paul apartment complex shot and killed Yia Xiong, 65, when he didn’t follow orders to drop a 16-inch knife he was brandishing. His family said a language barrier and extreme hearing loss … Read Full Article
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Hmong community members demand police reform while mourning the killing of Yia Xiong
About 100 Hmong community members and others at a forum demanded police reform in light of St. Paul police’s killing of Yia Xiong. Read Full Article
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Community forum on police brutality held in wake of St. Paul police shooting
St. Paul apartment complex shot and killed Yia Xiong, 65, when he didn’t follow orders to drop a 16-inch knife he was holding. His family said a language barrier and extreme hearing loss contributed … Read Full Article
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Reforms urged after latest St. Paul police killing
Neighbors and activists who met at St. Paul’s East Side Freedom Library Friday evening were sad, angry and scared as they called for city and police leaders to stick to promised reforms, such as more … Read Full Article
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Hmong elders lead campaign for answers in St. Paul police killing of Yia Xiong
One detail stood out to Herr—Xiong was 65 years old. Herr, 59, said he feared Xiong’s age made him vulnerable, a concern that has been echoed by other Hmong elders after the February 11 police killing … Read Full Article
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Family of Hmong war hero killed by Minnesota police demands charges
Family members and community protesters are demanding criminal charges against the St. Paul police officer who shot and killed Yia Xiong, a 65-year-old Hmong war hero. On Feb. 11, Saint Paul Police … Read Full Article
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Family of man shot by St. Paul police demand answers
They said he would only understand people who were speaking loudly, in Hmong, very close to him. Xiong’s spouse, See Xiong, addressed protesters. She spoke in Hmong, with protest organizer Xhokeezheng … Read Full Article
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Family of man shot by St. Paul police demand answers
Hundreds protested the police killing of 65-year-old Yia Xiong outside the St. Paul Police Department’s Western District office Sunday. Read Full Article
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Protesters call for charges against St. Paul police officer who killed Yia Xiong
“We want the officer to be fired and to face justice in court,” said Snowdon Herr, a Hmong community organizer. The two officers are currently on paid leave. The president of the St. Paul police union … Read Full Article
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Groups call for justice after St. Paul police killing of Yia Xiong
“It’s very important that we press for the prosecution of these officers,” Gross said. Many at the rally held red signs that said “Hmong Lives Matter” next to a photo of Yia Xiong wearing a tan … Read Full Article
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Family members of man shot by St. Paul police flock to city to ask for justice
Yang Mee Lee prays for justice for her brother Yia Xiong as her niece Mai Tong Xiong listens Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023, during a press conference at the Hmong 18 Council office in St. Paul. Yia Xiong … Read Full Article
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Man shot by police couldn’t hear, speak English
Relatives of a man who was fatally shot by St. Paul police argued Saturday that the 65-year-old struggled to understand orders to drop a traditional Hmong knife because of a language barrier and … Read Full Article
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Family members of man shot by St. Paul police flock to city from around country to ask for justice
More than 20 relatives of Yia Xiong, some traveling from as far away as Georgia and Michigan, gathered at the Hmong 18 Council headquarters in St. Paul on Saturday to mourn his death and ask for … Read Full Article