Hunting Murder Trial - Full Trial Coverage on Courttv.com

LATEST NEWS:

Vang receives life in prison for killing deer hunters in Wisconsin
The judge who sentenced a Hmong immigrant Chai Soua Vang to life in prison for killing six deer hunters said the man was a "time bomb ready to go off" at the slightest provocation. He received six consecutive life sentences in prison.

Full story

Deer hunter guilty of killing six in Wisconsin woods
A Wisconsin jury rejected self-defense claims from a man who admitted to killing six deer hunters and injuring two and convicted Chai Soua Vang on nine felony counts for a shooting spree in Wisconsin's North Woods in November 2004.

Full story

Watch the verdict

Read about closings

Read the verdict form

Defendant: I did what I had to do

Jurors hear defendant's interview with reporter

Shooting survivors, victims' kin offer emotional testimony
A group of family and friends offered emotional testimony Tuesday describing how an annual hunting gathering erupted in gunfire and left six dead. A survivor who was shot but not killed took the stand, and testified he returned fire at defendant Chai Soua Vang.

Full story

Another survivor describes deadly confrontation

Sept. 10, 2005: Openings: Two different tales of a massacre

Sept. 8, 2005: Trial opens for refugee who killed six hunters

Sept. 6, 2005: Jury selection to begin

Nov. 30, 2004: Hunter charged with shooting six

Nov. 29, 2004: Suspect's daughter speaks out

Nov. 22, 2004: Hunter arrested in deadly dispute

Wisconsin hunter Chai Vang stands trial for murder for fatally shooting six fellow hunters during a dispute. Vang claims the shootings were in self-defense.

Full coverage

Watch the trial

Discuss the case

Information
This document outlines the nine felonies Vang is accused of committing.

Probable Cause Statement
Police prepared this statement, which includes a narrative of the events leading up to the shootings.