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Joey Crotteau

Case from Meteor, WI dated Nov 21, 2004

Victim Details

Name

Joey Crotteau

Gender

Male

Race

White / Caucasian

City

Meteor

State

WI

Date Of Death

2004-11-21

Age At Death

20

First Name

Joey

Last Name

Crotteau

Last Updated

06/20/2026

Case Description

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Joey Crotteau, a 20-year-old from Meteor, Wisconsin, tragically lost his life on November 21, 2004, in a horrific incident known as the 'Deer Woods Massacre.' On that fateful day, Joey was among a group of hunters in the Blue Hills region of northern Wisconsin when Chai Soua Vang, a 36-year-old Hmong immigrant from St. Paul, Minnesota, opened fire on them. Vang, who was trespassing on private hunting land, became enraged after being confronted by the hunters. He used a semiautomatic rifle to sho ...

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Shooting spree claims sixth hunter in Wisconsin | The Seattle Times

Deer Hunter Charged With Murder

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Forum Posts (3)

Has anyone else been thinking about how Joey Crotteau's dreams and aspirations got cut short by this... ...Read More
08/10/2024

I’ve been thinking a lot about the emergency response during the Deer Woods Massacre and want to s... ...Read More
08/01/2023

I was reading up on Joey Crotteau's case and something really stood out to me about the first respon... ...Read More
07/23/2023

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