Justice for Yong Yang
Vigil to mark 2nd anniversary
of
LA fatal police shooting
Yong Yang was fatally shot by
Los Angeles Police Department
Yong Yang was a loved, loving and kindhearted man. He would start his day watering all of his plants before his morning walk and stretch. His compassion for others is a part of his legacy that those who loved him remember most.
On the morning of May 2, 2024. Yong Yang (40) was shot and killed by the Los Angeles Police Department inside the home of his mother and father who loved him dearly.
Please help the Yang family to uncover the truth about Yong’s murder and bring justice to those responsible for his death.
May 2, 2024 (ASAMNEWS.com update article May/2026 https://asamnews.com/2026/05/01/family-seeks-justice-in-yong-yang-lapd-shooting/)
By Helena San Roque (ASAMNEWS.com)
Nearly a year after the Los Angeles Police Commission found that officers who shot and killed Yong Yang, a 40-year-old Korean American with bipolar schizoaffective disorder, had properly followed police procedure,” the City of Los Angeles has issued no formal discipline against the officers involved.
The family of Yong Yang will hold a vigil in remembrance of their son on Saturday, May 2, in Los Angeles, the second anniversary of his death.
On that day in 2024, Yong Yang underwent a mental health crisis in his parents’ Koreatown apartment in Los Angeles. Initially, his mother, Myung Sook Yang, called the Department of Mental Health (DMH) for assistance. The DMH then sent clinician Soo Tae Yoon to talk to Yang. Shortly, Yoon called 911, claiming that Yang had been “very violent” and had “tried to attack me and the father.” When police came to the Yangs’ home, Dr. Min Yang told Officer Andres Lopez his son needed “to go to the hospital.”
Police body camera footage, which was provided to the family by Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), shows Officer Lopez and five other officers walking upstairs to the family’s living room where Yang locked himself in and refused to let police enter. Upon opening the door, Officer Lopez saw Yong holding a knife.
Justice for Yong Yang
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May 13, 2026
Town Hall with District Attorney
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October 23, 2026 Court Date