Tree Stand Murders

This true story splashed all over the news on November 21 2004. A deer hunter shot eight and killed six other deer hunters including a young woman. In the Blue Hills east of Rice Lake Wisconsin Chai Soua Vang―caught trespassing on private property and occupying another hunter's tree stand―became infuriated and exploded into a rampage after being tongue-lashed by the property owner. Anguished over marital and financial woes exhausted by working two full-time jobs and possessed of a quick temper Vang carried a heavy load of anger―he was walking dynamite. Because the shooter was Hmong and the victims were white the media reported this as racial. In actuality race played a minor role. Cultural differences private property rights and a personality clash created a gripping drama. Containing information not previously known to the public the book illuminates in easy-to-read story format the backgrounds of those involved the anger-filled and heart-wrenching incident the exemplary trial―and answers the critical question of who shot first.