On the night of December 22, 2019, a parking lot fight outside Dala Thai Restaurant and Banquet Hall in Spring Lake Park ended in gunfire. Just after midnight, a volley of at least 16 shots was fired as attendees fled an Ugly Sweater Party and live concert. Nineteen-year-old Chai Yang of St. Paul was found dead at the scene; seven others suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

Investigators say the shooting followed a physical altercation between two groups. A video that circulated online shows the fight and the subsequent gunfire. Detectives explored whether the incident was gang-related and in January 2020 identified a 26-year-old man seen in surveillance video wearing a sweatshirt reading Asian Crip King; that man was arrested on a parole violation, but it is not publicly known if he was ever charged in connection with Yang’s death.

The Anoka County Sheriff’s Office lists Yang’s death as an unsolved homicide. Persons of interest have been developed, but no arrests or charges in the killing have been announced. If anyone was at the event or has video or other information, can you help investigators by coming forward?