Thai Yang

Death by Force

In the crisp autumn of 1989, the life of a young Hmong boy, 13-year-old Thai Yang, was tragically cut short in St. Paul, Minnesota. On November 16th, a series of events unfolded that would end in a fatal encounter with law enforcement, leaving a community in mourning and raising difficult questions about justice and policing. The day's turmoil began after Yang and his friend, 13-year-old Basee Lor, escaped from a local juvenile correctional facility.

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