Chai Vang, killer of six Wisconsin hunters, dies in prison
TL;DR
Chai Vang, who was sentenced to six life sentences for shooting eight hunters and killing six in Sawyer County in 2004 (the so‑called Tree Stand Murders), has died in a hospital while incarcerated at Oshkosh Correctional Institution, according to the Wisconsin Department of Corrections; Vang had claimed self-defense after being confronted by trespassing hunters.
- Man who killed 6 Wisconsin hunters in 2004 dies while serving life sentences WLUK
- St. Paul man serving life for the 2004 killing of 6 Wisconsin deer hunters has died Star Tribune
- Chai Vang, man who killed 6 hunters in the ‘Tree Stand Killings,’ dies in hospital WBAY
- Man serving life sentence for 2004 Wisconsin hunter killings has died CBS News
- Chai Vang, who killed six hunters in Sawyer County in 2004, has died WQOW
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