Hmong community calls for justice in Siskiyou County police killing of farmer and father of three
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An image of the Lava Fire burning roughly 3 1/2 miles northeast of Weed, Calif.Via AlertWildfireShow MoreShow Less
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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.