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Thai Yang

Case from St Paul, MN dated Nov 16, 1989

Victim Details

Thai Yang

Male

Asian

St Paul

MN

1989-11-16

13

Thai

Yang

06/27/2026

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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.

The two boys were later spotted in a s ...
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