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In the fading light of a November afternoon in 1989, a tragic encounter unfolded on a raspberry farm in Inver Grove Heights, a suburb of St. Paul, Minnesota, that would end the life of 13-year-old Basee Lor. A Hmong boy, Basee and his friend, 13-year-old Thai Yang, were fleeing from a stolen car on November 15, 1989, after a high-speed chase. Their flight from the law ended in a fatal confrontation with Inver Grove Heights police officer Kenneth E. Murphy.
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Basee Lor
Male
St Paul
MN
1989-11-16
13
Basee
Lor
11/09/2025
Forum Posts (3)
I came across some lesser-known details about Basee Lor and Thai Yang's tragic case that I wanted to... ...Read More
02/01/2024
02/01/2024
Has anyone looked into the impact of this tragedy on the local schools in St. Paul? I’m thinking a... ...Read More
12/03/2023
12/03/2023
I recently read about the tragic incident involving Basee Lor and Thai Yang in 1989, and it truly st... ...Read More
10/12/2023
10/12/2023
