Fong Lee
FREE SPEECH ZONE | La lucha globaliza cada día: Justice and Dignity For Lorenzo Sampablo Cervantes and Fong Lee
Paramilitary repression and police brutality continue unabated on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border after three years of the assassinations of Lorenzo Sampablo Cervantes in Oaxaca, Mexico and Fong Lee in Minneapolis, MNMORE »
No excessive force in Fong Lee shooting, jury rules
Minneapolis police officer Jason Andersen did not use excessive force when he shot Fong Lee eight times on July 22, 2006, a jury ruled this afternoon.MORE »
Fong Lee case will head to jury
Did Fong Lee have a gun on July 22, 2006, when he was shot eight times by Minneapolis police officer Jason Andersen? That’s the crucial question that a 12-member jury should begin deliberating Wednesday.
Attorneys for Lee’s family wrapped up their case Tuesday, arguing that the Russian-made handgun recovered at the scene was planted on Lee in order to cover up for Andersen’s fatal mistake.MORE »
Judge threatens mistrial in Fong Lee case
Day two of the Fong Lee trial apparently started off exactly where it left off — with U.S. District Court Judge Paul Magnuson extremely pissed off.MORE »
Fong Lee rally video
Here is a video I put together from footage shot at the May 11, 2009 rally for Fong Lee held in downtown St. Paul. Fong Lee was shot by St. Paul police in 2006.MORE »
Fong Lee supporters flex muscle three years after controversial shooting death
As attorneys for both sides discussed the possibility of a civil settlement inside the St. Paul federal court building Monday morning, supporters for Fong Lee marched outside, chanting “We want justice” in the Hmong language. Organizers at the rally in front of the Warren E.MORE »
News Day: Fong Lee update / Mpls school surprise / Housing renewal by bulldozer / more
Judge: Yes, no and maybe on Fong Lee case A federal judge dropped some counts of the Fong Lee family lawsuit, allowed others to continue, and a federal magistrate directed attorneys to apply first in state court for grand jury records, before making the request in federal court.MORE »
OPINION | Fong Lee case raises many troubling questions
For example, what was the grand jury told — and not told?
In June 2007, a Hennepin County Grand Jury was convened to evaluate the evidence and circumstances of the July 22, 2006, shooting death of 19-year-old Fong Lee on a school playground where he and friends were riding their bikes.
The first big question is why it took 11 long months to convene the grand jury.MORE »
The tears have never stopped for Youa Vang Lee
When the rest of the world watches recently released videos of her son Fong Lee being chased by police, there is growing doubt whether a gun is in the teen’s hand as initially claimed by the police.MORE » Who's lying? Chief Dolan vs. Moss, Metoyer, Flowers, and Edwards
Nou Kai Lee and Youa Vang Lee, the parents of Fong Lee, at vigil following his death. (Photo from Hmong Today)
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