Dossier
South St. Paul
Coverage of South St. Paul in the Nexus archive.
Linda Yangperson1Zongperson1U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcementorganization1ICEorganization1Laosplace1Sahan Journalorganization1Valentino John Gaudalupe Salinas-Averyperson1Minneapolisplace1St. Cloud Correctional Facilityplace1attempted murdertopic1St. Paul street gangorganization1Hyundai Elantraobject1Como Avenue Southeastplace1
- When ICE came for her husband, Linda Yang negotiated one more day with him. But their luck wouldn’t last.
Linda Yang refused to let ICE agents take her husband Zong in front of their youngest children, negotiating a one-day delay before his deportation to Laos. Zong was later deported due to a past felony burglary conviction, leaving Linda as a single mother raising their five sons in South St. Paul.
- Man sentenced to almost a decade in prison for attempted murder
A 19-year-old man from South St. Paul was sentenced to nearly 10 years in prison for shooting into a Minneapolis clothing store, injuring one person. Surveillance footage showed him confronting a customer, firing at the victim, and threatening others before fleeing in a blue Hyundai Elantra. Police later arrested him after a chase and crash.