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Xiong is convinced Cha Vang was killed because he was Hmong. He hopes the incident will generate honest discussions about race. Xiong says prosecuting the case as a hate crime in addition to homicide would promote that. Prosecutors could still ask the court for permission to amend their complaint by adding a hate crime charge.

Dick Campbell, a spokesman for Cha Vang's family says he has faith that the authorities who have to make that decision will make the right call. Campbell has served as an advisor to the United Hmong Center in Green Bay and assembled a Hmong advisory group for the mayor's office.

For the last 10 days he's helped Cha Vang's widow, Pang Vue cope with law enforcement and the news media. Campbell says he's been impressed by how much time investigators and prosecutors from the state and county level have spent telling Vue, through interpreters, how the case is proceeding. He says it struck him as outsiders trying to stir up trouble in the community. Cha Vang's death has reopened discussions about how to bridge the gap between Hmong and American cultures, particularly when it comes to hunting.

After a yard gap opened between Vang and the six men, Vang crouched, unslung his shouldered rifle, and flipped a quick-disconnect lever to remove its scope. His National Guard training taught that open sights are faster and more effective at close range.

Then the massacre ensued. Vang instantly turned toward the men on their machines and shot Roidt, who hit the ground dead, as his ATV, still in gear, idled forward.

Vang shot Drew next as the Crotteaus fled, and fired three shots at close range while chasing Hesebeck around the UTV. His third shot flattened Hesebeck, who fell stunned and still. Assuming Hesebeck was dead, Vang raced after Bob Crotteau, whose blaze-orange coat made him easy to see.

As he fled, Crotteau called the cabin on his walky-talky to tell Laski to bring guns. Willers, meanwhile, had regained feeling in his fingers, and called the cabin for help. By that time Vang was chasing Joey Crotteau, who fled down a trail. Vang sprinted to cut the corner to the trail to close the gap, and shot him in the lower back at about 65 yards. Vang reloaded, approached closer as Crotteau struggled forward, and shot him again.

Vang then closed in and shot him twice more from behind, putting the final shot into his head. As he neared the site, he and Hesebeck came face to face. Though he could point but not aim the rifle because of his wounded left arm, Hesebeck tried to shoot back. But when he pulled the trigger, the safety was still engaged.

He dragged the unfamiliar rifle alongside his body to feel for the safety, and pushed it in. He pointed it again and fired once. Neither moved. Vang had the ability to shoot, but not the bullets. Hesebeck had the bullets, but not the ability. A diesel truck was now approaching from camp.

Even if he had more bullets, Vang knew he had to flee. Forsaking his riflescope, Vang zig-zagged into the forest. About p. He cooperated. His backtag was still pinned inside his jacket. We knew we had the right guy. Culhane agreed. When it was over, you knew the jury got it right. He was a murderer. The jury deliberated for three hours and 15 minutes before convicting Vang on all six counts of first-degree murder, and three counts of attempted first-degree murder.

While saying on the stand, " he wished it wasn't happening," Chai Soua Vang contended that three of the hunters deserved to die:. Vang further testified that Joseph Crotteau deserved to die "because he accused me of giving him the finger and tried to cut in front of me to stop me from leaving. Vang's lawyers commented that some of his abnormal remarks were possibly due to the language barrier. Therefore, when Vang responded affirmatively to the question that Mr.

Crotteau and Mr. Laski "deserved to die," his meaning implied that the men contributed to the circumstances that led to their deaths. On September 16, , Chai Soua Vang was found guilty of all six charges of first degree intentional homicide and two charges of attempted homicide by a jury of eight women and four men.

On November 8, , he was sentenced to six consecutive life terms plus seventy years forty for two counts of attempted homicide plus five additional years for each count of homicide in the first degree.

In effect, this was a prison sentence of life without parole. The shooting and subsequent trial attracted nationwide attention. It has been reported that some Hmong Americans, like some other groups of Americans, do not fully understand American law regarding hunting. In their homeland, the Hmong had a different hunting culture, and most lands were government-owned and therefore open to subsistence hunting, as in other third world countries. Regional officials in Wisconsin and Minnesota have focused on educating Hmong hunters on private property rights to diminish the risk of future conflicts.

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