Hmong community calls for justice in Siskiyou County police killing of farmer and father of three
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In this Monday, June 28, 2021, photo firefighters with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection work to extinguish hot spots after the Lava Fire burned through an area alongside U.S. Highway 97 northeast of Weed, Calif. (Scott Stoddard/Grants Pass Daily Courier via AP)Scott Stoddard/Associated PressShow MoreShow Less
Community activists are demanding that Siskiyou County law enforcement agencies explain why their officers fatally shot a farmer last month during a wildfire evacuation, saying they are concerned that the killing is part of a pattern of racial discrimination against Hmong people.
Growing marijuana outdoors is legal in California, but not in Siskiyou County
While cannabis is legal in California local officials are given plenty of leeway to set their own rules.
Outdoor cultivation is not allowed in Siskiyou County. In May, an emergency ordinance banned trucks carrying more than 100 gallons of water on certain roads, including those leading into the Mt. Shasta Vista subdivision near Big Springs where many of the Hmong grows are located.
LaRue said at a public hearing earlier this month that the ordinance has resulted in 25 misdemeanor cases. Each comes with a $100 fine.
“When we pull over a truck in the zone, we seize it as evidence,” he said. “We take it off the road. And it has been effective.”
YREKA, Ca. Hundreds of people gathered in the streets of Yreka this afternoon to demand justice for a man recently killed in an officer-involved shooting by police.
35-year-old Soobleej Kaub Hawj was shot dead by police on June 28th when evacuating from the Lava Fire.
“Siskiyou Hmong Americans United 4 Justice’ and Yreka community members came together for a justice vigil and march.
They claim Hawj was unjustly murdered.
“We are right now facing racism against our community, myself, I am Hmong, all our people here are Hmong people,” said national activist, Paula Yang.
She drove up from Fresno, California to demand transparency and an explanation for Hawj’s death.
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Man killed by officers during Lava Fire evacuations identified
The Siskiyou County Sheriff s Office identified the man who was killed by officers during evacuation orders caused by the Lava Fire.
Posted: Jul 15, 2021 2:52 PM
Updated: Jul 15, 2021 4:25 PM
Posted By: Brandon Downs
SISKIYOU COUNTY, Calif. - The person killed by officers during the Lava Fire have been identified, the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office said.
On Wednesday, the sheriff’s office said 35-year-old Soobleej Kaub Hawj of Kansas City, Kansas was identified.
Officers shot and killed Hawj when he was trying to drive into a subdivision on June 28. Officers said he pointed a handgun at a group of officers.