HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014 10-08 Elderly Maplewood man spends last days in jail MAPLEWOOD REVIEW Elderly Maplewood
man spends last
days in jail
Vang dies 10 days prior to
sentencing for son's murder
OCT - 8 2014 Tim Faklis
Review staff
Pang Vang, the 84-year- walker and was physically
old who murdered his son unable to stand without
March 24 after an argu- assistance during his
ment over cable TV,died last hearing in August.
week at Regions Hospital. Vang died just 10 days
Vang, who was await- before his scheduled sen-
ing sentencing, was trans- tenting date.
ferred from the Ramsey According to reports
County Jail to the St. Paul from the trial, the con-
hospital Monday, Sept. frontation stemmed
29.He died that same day. from an earlier dispute
The cause of death the elder yang had with
has not been disclosed, his wife, who report-
according to Vang's attor- edly wanted a divorce.
ney,Nicole Kubista. The argument escalated
Vang pleaded guilty to when his son, the horn-
the fatal shooting of his eowner,took the mother's
son Chue Vang, 36, at side and tried to eject his
their Maplewood home. father from the home.
He faced a sentence of up The father also was
to 40 years in prison. demanding his son
Kubista said Vang
required the use of a see Vang on page 2
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During an inter-
view with police, Vang
described what happened
in the minutes leading up
to the fatal shooting. Kaitlyn Roby/file photo
According to court Maplewood and the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal
records, yang said his son Apprehension detectives inspect the scene at the
"came out of the bedroom Maplewood home of Chue Vang, 36,who was shot
and said, 'Get out of here; and killed by his father, Pang Vang,84, inside the
it's my house. My mother house March 24.
and the rest of us don't previous run-ins with "The hard part is that
want you. So you should
just leave.' So I shothim." police, according to none of the explana-
The father and son Maplewood Police Chief tions that the investiga-
were then both taken Paul Schnell. Early on in tors heard gave any indi-
from the home on stretch- the investigation, his rela- cation of this violent of
ers to Regions, where the tives told police he had response," Schnell said
son died from his gunshot made threatening co - the day of the shooting.
wound. Police took Vang ments toward rns family Schnell said family mem-
into custody on March members"in the past. bers denied he had a his-
26, after his condition Schnell said Pang Vang tory of psychological issues.
improved. initially did not say much
Family dispute preceded about the dispute. He said You can reach Tim Fak-
fatal shooting the argument apparently lis at 651-748-7814, at
Pang Vang hadn't had was about family busi- tfaklis @lillienews.com, or
ness,including finances. on Twitter @tfaklisnews.