Our elders are still suffering from some level of PTSD from the Vietnam war,” said Blong Xiong, a 50-year-old former Fresno councilmember, who came to the US as a refugee from Laos when he was five. Many people in the community are still struggling with trauma from the war. ![]() Ultimately, 90% of Hmong refugees ended up in the US, including in California, Minnesota and Wisconsin. It began resettling Hmong people in 1975, with a major wave reaching the US in the 1980s. The US armed more than 40,000 people, mostly Hmong, to fight in Laos during the war in the 1970s. The tragedy has brought national attention to Hmong Americans, and the vibrant Hmong community in Fresno, the Central Valley city 200 miles north of Los Angeles. The Fresno police chief, Andrew Hall, announced the formation of an “Asian gang taskforce”, but also said there was no evidence gang ties played a role in the shooting, The families have insisted their loved ones had no connections to gangs. They’ve claimed the shooting was “targeted”, but have also said it’s unclear if the suspects knew the victims. Police said early on they believed there were possibly two gunmen. Survivors were unable to identify the suspects. Photograph: Larry Valenzuela/APĪuthorities have released few details on the investigation and the search for the killers. ![]() ![]() The wife and daughter of shooting victim Kou Xiong stand during the candle light vigil in his honor outside their home in Fresno, California.
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