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2 years ago, a beloved son and brother was senselessly killed by the LAPD. His name was Yong Yang, and he was having a mental health crisis alone in his parent’s apartment when the police forced entry and fatally shot him. Today, his family stands strong supported by community social justice organizations and other impacted families. “As we stand at the doors of City Hall and prepare for our day in federal court, we do so not just for Yong, but for every family that has lost a loved one to a failed mental health response. We invite the community to join us in remembrance and in the pursuit of justice.” Say his name. #yongyang #justiceforyongyang #foreveryong

Say His Name “Yong Yang”!! Justice for Yong Yang!!! Yesterday the Asian American community joined the Justice of Yong Yang Family and Committee to raise the murderous crimes the city and state is responsible for. This is will not be first time Asian Americans are rising up against systemic violence towards our community and certainly will not be the last. If we want to change the system we ALL have to do something about this. Enough is enough. If we keep thinking it will NOT be one of us because it didn’t happened to someone we know, it’s only a matter of time it will. This system was not built for our benefit on the contrary is far from it. Mentally ill Asian American Yong Yang was wrongfully killed and labeled as a violent criminal when he was fearing for his life, as far as I can look at this tragedy it might as well be my own brother. These acts of violence are so sickening, and we been under attack no just during COVID by way before than. Look up the Chinese Massacre, the Chinese Exclusion Act, the Watts Riots, and rise of Asian American Hate since Covid, now Yong Yang’s tragic death, there’s a long inexhaustible list of unaccountable injustice. All there is left is for us to picking up the pieces and provide some kind of resolution for this family. If we don’t unite now and show we are here to not stand against for any of this violence being done without those holding bloody hands accountable, our children, elders, and our rest of our community will bathe the blood in which they spill. The Asian community will NOT be silenced by this attacks on our community the local government and police try to wash away with fake press conferences and one sided town hall meetings. If you are of Asian American, Latino American or African American you know that is is all too well they will never care for us. This is not an Asian issue it’s an American issue of chastisement of freedom, justice, and equality! HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE, RISE UP, AND FORM UNITY AGAINST SYSTEMIC RACISM. We are outraged and we DEMAND JUSTICE!!! #justiceforyongyang #fightasianhate #lapd #cityoflosangeles #losangeles

Repost from kaylt.la & justiceforyong On May 2nd, 40-year-old Yong Yang was murdered by LAPD in his parents’ Koreatown home. Yong Yang was someone in need of support and care, and the police stand diametrically opposed to these needs. The police exist as enforcers trained to enact violence upon communities of color. They serve the ends of white supremacy as armed occupants of Black communities across the US. We must organize to meet our communities’ needs and keep each other safe. Yong Yang’s life must be respected. We ask those in Los Angeles to join as we rally support for the Yang family this Sunday, 7/28. #용양정의 #justiceforyongyang

On the second day of AAPI Heritage Month and Mental Health Awareness Month, Yong Yang, age 40 was having a mental health episode. His parents in Los Angeles Koreatown called for mental health services, clinical personnel showed up and so did the police. Less than 10 seconds after opening the door the police fired and fatally shot Yong Yang. Why am I just now hearing about this a week ago? Why isn’t this story national news? Christian Hall, 19 years old also faced a similar fate in 2020 when He called for help, and state troopers showed up and shot him dead. In my opinion I feel like The lack of media coverage, The lack of empathy, The lack of care for the members of my community facing police brutality is a direct result of the model minority stereotype painting it out like Asians don’t have any problems. We have been gaslit by the media, we’ve been gaslit and gaslit down as a community and I wonder how many members believe this myth? I don’t care if I ever see another story about another sad East Asian lunch box, please show my people’s faces when we are victims of injustice. Please say their names. The link to his GoFundMe is in my bio, if anyone would care to donate. justiceforyong Also has a GoFundMe on their account where you can learn more about this story. Another great resource for y’all is asiansgetactive #aapi #asianamerican #aapiheritagemonth #asianpride #asianart #restinpower #drawdaily #rip #illustrations #digitalartwork #aapiheritagemonth #mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealthmatters #stopasianhate #yongyang #justice #policebrutality #mentalhealthadvocate #mentalhealth #drawdaily #drawing🎨 #illustration #justiceforyongyang

Today was a very emotional day supporting the Yang family as they shared their announcement of a civil lawsuit against LAPD. Families gathered in a circle in prayer, listened to a song Yong recorded, and heard a pastor speak words that Yong himself once said. It was incredibly moving and showed how self-aware he was, how much he was actively working on himself and reflecting on his life. It’s devastating to think that one mental health crisis took everything from him and his family in just 6 seconds after police arrived. Six seconds to take a life and forever change a family. Moments like this make it so clear how imperative it is that we have accessible, non-police mental health crisis support available to everyone. When someone is in crisis, they deserve care, understanding, and trained professionals who can de-escalate and support, not a response that can turn fatal in seconds. #justiceforyongyang #protectyourpeople

#justiceforyongyang : The tragic consequences of an inept and negligent law enforcement system failing to address mental health crises with compassion. Join us in demanding accountability and advocating for systemic change to create a more just and equitable society. Visit justiceforyong to learn more. #justiceforyoung #lapdaremurderers #acab #lapd #abolishthepolice

Our documentary team being treated to a meal by the Yang family. We’ve all made sacrifices and took risks to get to this point (Big ones I might add). We’re hoping to add additional film to our sizzle reel this January. I sometimes question my sanity spending valued free time working on this on top of all the other things I have to do. However, I hope it all becomes worth it. Especially for the folks pictured here. #justiceforyongyang

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Today, we remember Yong Yang, a life tragically and unjustly cut short. Yong’s passing on May 2nd was not just a personal tragedy, but a stark reminder of the systemic injustices that persist within our law enforcement agencies. Yong’s story is a painful testament to the urgent need for comprehensive mental health training within our police forces. Too often, those struggling with mental health issues are met with force instead of the help they need. It’s time we start a conversation about this. We must advocate for change, for better understanding, and for a system that protects all of its citizens, regardless of their mental health status. Let Yong’s memory be a catalyst for this change. #JusticeForYong #JusticeForYongYang #ForeverYong #MentalHealthAwareness #PoliceReform

Join community leaders this Sunday as we demand #justiceforyongyang #foreveryong #용양정의

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One year ago, Yong Yang—a 40-year-old Korean American man experiencing a mental health crisis—was shot and killed by LAPD officers inside his parents’ Koreatown apartment. His family had called the county’s Department of Mental Health for help. Instead, it ended in tragedy. When a clinician and case worker arrived, they called 911, claiming Yong attempted to attack them. LAPD responded, forced their way into the apartment, and within 10 seconds, Officer Andres Lopez fired three shots. Yong died at the scene. Yong’s parents were not immediately informed of his death. The officer wasn’t placed under disciplinary review until nearly a year later. The LAPD Police Commission later ruled the shooting was “within policy,” but criticized the officers’ tactics—including the lack of de-escalation and the decision to force entry. Yong’s family has since filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the City of Los Angeles, stating their son was treated as a threat, not as someone in need of help. Community advocates and AAPI leaders have held vigils, town halls, and forums to address police response to mental health crises. They are urging the city to adopt non-lethal intervention models and expand mental health response teams without armed officers. As of May 2025, no policy changes have been implemented in response to Yong Yang’s death. #JusticeForYongYang #MentalHealthMatters #LAPD #AAPI #PolicyReform

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May is Mental Health Awareness Month, a reminder of how urgently our systems must change for those in crisis. On May 2, 2024, Yong Yang was shot and killed by an LAPD officer inside his parents’ home while experiencing a mental health emergency. One year later, PSR continues to fight alongside the Yang family for full transparency, accountability, and justice for Yong. . . . . #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth #JusticeForYongYang #AccountabilityMatters #TransparencyNow #MentalHealthCrisis #PSRJustice #PoliceAccountability #SystemicChange #SupportMentalHealth

Posted withregram • kaylt.la Today, we remember Yong Yang, a life tragically and unjustly cut short. Yong’s passing on May 2nd was not just a personal tragedy, but a stark reminder of the systemic injustices that persist within our law enforcement agencies. Yong’s story is a painful testament to the urgent need for comprehensive mental health training within our police forces. Too often, those struggling with mental health issues are met with force instead of the help they need. It’s time we start a conversation about this. We must advocate for change, for better understanding, and for a system that protects all of its citizens, regardless of their mental health status. Let Yong’s memory be a catalyst for this change. #JusticeForYong #JusticeForYongYang #ForeverYong #MentalHealthAwareness #PoliceReform

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Justice For Yong Yang rally today. Yang’s death at the hands of LAPD officers was also an utter failure on the part of the DMH’s (Department of Mental Health) staff on site. They called the police. DMH staff are trained to treat people in a state of mental health crisis as patients. LAPD officers are trained to treat anyone who does not comply with direct orders as a criminal. The Interim Chief of Police, Dominic Choi, told me directly that officers are trained to treat any object that a “perp” is holding as a potential lethal weapon. This can be a water bottle, a pen, or a cell phone. All every day, common place items that anyone one of us have on us. The LAPD has shot dead people who don’t understand or speak English. How is someone who doesn’t understand or speak English supposed to comply with orders? The LAPD has shot dead people who were experiencing physical health break downs for not complying with orders. How is someone who is having a heart attack supposed to comply with orders? The DMH is just as liable as the LAPD. We have to demand that existing reforms and new reforms are implemented. We need an entirely different entity to help the DMH de-escalate situations like this. As it so happens, my nonprofit is one of many community based organizations that the LAPD is supposed to call in situations like this. But the LAPD doesn’t have a method for implementing this for their regular dispatch line. I got a lot of information in fragments and pieces. It was a Korean American officer who explained the dispatch issues to me. #justiceforyongyang

6/2/24 Liberty Park, Korea Town, Los Angeles Shared Grief and Rage: A Community Rally towards justice for and in the name of our friend, brother, and son, Yong Yang, and cry out against the systemic violent and lethal ways of LAPD. justiceforyong #justiceforyongyang #foreveryong Please sign the petition, the link is in the bio of the Justice page and share.

How does one deal with loosing their child through a city we are supposed to trust in? #justiceforyongyang #foreveryong

7/11/24 Korea Town A rally was held for Yong Yang by family and supporters to address the unlawful killing of Yong Yang during a mental health crisis by LAPD officers Aracely Rublacaba-Guerrero serial number 38576 and Andres Lopez serial number 43137. The town hall than decided to close itself to the public and held a virtual town hall as a response to the rally. The police who were also supposed to be there never showed up. Family and friends still continued to attend the virtual meeting and ask questions not being discouraged. justiceforyong #justiceforyongyang

RSVP link in my profile. https://www.coreatown.org/communityorganizing The family and the community want systemic change. Check out the two slide presentations I wrote and my daughter formatted with graphics. You’ll learn a lot about how systems work (or don’t work) in government and government funded orgs. I’m asking people to review the slide presentations before coming to this meeting. They have a lot of information. The meeting is open to anyone who has a genuine interest in helping the Yang family with justice and systemic change. It may seem like a lot of work. But the work will be divided among many people. Even if you can’t come to this meeting, you can share my post to your network. Tell two friends to tell two friends to tell two friends. #justiceforyong #justiceforyongyang

♥️💚🖤💔🖤💚♥️💚🖤💔🖤💚♥️ Last night after spending an entire day at the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health HQ, I went to pay my respects to the family whose son Yong Yang was killed & shot by the LAPD on May 2, 2024. It was nice to meet & give them parents a hug of my condolences. I showed their other son Yin Yong & 1 of the family’s attorneys the Facebook page for Justice for Jazmyne Ha Eng who was killed by the LA County Sheriff’s Department in January 2012. Justice For Kelly Thomas was another situation I also followed before when Ron Thomas’ son was a homeless man diagnosed with schizophrenia. He died five days after being severely beaten by six members of the Fullerton Police Department whom he encountered on July 5, 2011. Police officers are not trained to be social workers. Cops seem to be trained to be suspicious of everyone. I learned from attending plenty of ‘Coffee with a Cop’ events that cops are taught to escalate situations even when they don’t know even know what’s happening. 🤦🏻‍♀️ I learned this because one officer from the SMPD shared with me that they escalated a situation all geared up in their SWAT team gear at my mom’s home a few years ago because a neighbor called in thinking someone was being suspicious outside their home, but it was really nothing. I think they shared with me that in the end, it was just a neighbor was just taking a look 👀 at the outside of their home. 🤷🏻‍♀️ They got all worked up for nothing. The system isn’t going to change if we don’t ask our legislators to change anything. It’s about time to work with the Department of Justice (DOJ). Who polices the police? The DOJ is supposed to be the ones to keep the police accountable. #justiceforyongyang #foreveryong ♥️💚🖤💔🖤💚♥️💚🖤💔🖤💚♥️

Thank you everyone for attending today… please follow us at @justiceforyong for future meetings and hope to see you soon again… #justiceforyongyang #foreveryong

Please share this post. Reminder: This is tomorrow. Please read the two presentations on coreatown.org/communityorganizing before the meeting. They cover a lot of questions that you may have. You can attend in-person or via zoom. This is the first Justice for Yong Yang Committee meeting that’s open to community members. It’s time to start forming additional committees to take targeted, direct action. P.S. proton email addresses keep bouncing back. #justiceforyong #justiceforyongyang

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I wrote an op-ed about the tragic cost of policing and reimagining public safety and health for The Korea Daily. Link to the article in bio. #JusticeforYongYang #ForeverYong

Headline reads something like “LAPD’s ‘Yong Yang Murder’ Officer’s Uneasy Exoneration.” ABSOLUTELY HEARTBREAKING AND UNJUST!! This result was predicted. “We will responded including through the ongoing civil lawsuit, and will uncover the truth about the death of my son who died unjustly.” dryangus ”진행 중인 민사 소송을 포함해 대응할 것이며, 억울하게 죽은 아들의 죽음에 대해 진실을 밝혀낼것“ 이라고 말했다. #justiceforyongyang

Yesterday the Board of Police Commissioners ruled 3-2 that the shooting of Yong Yang by police officer, Andres Lopez, was in policy as the officer was in fear for his life. #JusticeForYongYang carrieosities phillipckim etchaskej rapchoi stoplapdspying axumselassie adamofthesmiths

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This person in recent years shot 2 people struggling with their mental/psychological health, killing one of them. Reports say 31% of police shootings are vulnerable people. Watch out for Andres Lopez. We need to keep our families and loved ones safe. #JusticeforNakieaBrown #JusticeforYongYang stoplapdspying

Arite bro we fighting for you we got you #JusticeForYongYang