A Minnesota man livestreamed his final moments as he locked himself in his home during a standoff with the FBI while holding a shotgun.
Chue Feng Yang, 33, was shot dead by officers on Thursday morning after they attempted to arrest him in connection with car theft and other outstanding arrests.
He barricaded himself in his home for several hours and live-streamed negotiations with officers as they tried to convince him to surrender.
A video shows Yang sitting calmly on a couch with a shotgun on his shoulder while the FBI was outside the property.
He used Facebook to livestream the negotiations before leaving the house with a woman, believed to be his girlfriend, tied to him and killed by officers.
Chue Feng Yang, 33, livestreamed his final moments as he locked himself in his home during a standoff with the FBI while holding a shotgun
He left the house with a woman, believed to be his girlfriend, tied to him and was killed by officers
Yang’s criminal history included convictions for terrorist threats, burglary, illegal possession of firearms and auto theft
She was not beaten, but was taken to the hospital for an apparent fentanyl overdose and was in stable condition.
Footage shows Yang, who also went by Kevin, talking on the phone with what appears to be a negotiator.
The cop tells him, “I know you know you’re in control of this, and you can end this at any time, but that doesn’t mean you have to end your life or anyone else’s today.” to make.’
As the negotiator presses for surrender, Yang replies, “I hope you all brought body bags.”
He threatened to shoot any officers who tried to enter the premises, saying, “That will be me.” [accountable] but that is between me and God. In my opinion, Jesus has already paid for our sins.
“So God will forgive me if I have to sin again.”
Yang then threatened to commit suicide if officers broke in.
He is heard to say, “Honey, I’m going to do it,” and the woman screams, “Please don’t do this, baby!” A baby is coming.’
“Your brothers want you alive.”
Yang then replies, “I’m not going to live.” Do you want me to suffer in prison?’ She then says, “We are going to do this together. I’ll be there for you like I have all the f****** time. Don’t do this, I love you.’
He says, ‘This is the last time I tell you. You lied to me all this time.
“If you love me, you would come with me to the other side.”
A window is then smashed by the officers and Yang is heard to say, “I don’t give a **** bye bye.”
Yang and the woman, bound together with a piece of cloth, are then seen heading to the door.
He is heard to say, “I love you,” before she drops what appears to be a gun to the floor.
The door then opens and officers are heard shouting ‘show your hands!’
He told FBI agents he had a bomb and they determined he posed a threat to the woman because a shotgun was pointed at her head and “lethal force was needed to protect and preserve her.” [her] to live’
Multiple shots are then fired when the pair steps out and Yang is mortally wounded.
Officers surrounded someone on the ground and appeared to take life-saving measures while others ran away a crying woman.
An FBI statement said, “After barricading himself for several hours, he was armed when he left the house.
“The subject was fatally injured and another person required medical attention.”
The live stream posted on Thursday has been viewed by more than 160,000 people.
A search warrant was issued for Yang’s home where he had barricaded himself.
Officers could see he was armed with a sawed-off shotgun, according to an affidavit, and Yang threatened to shoot anyone who entered.
According to one report, he told FBI agents he had a bomb and they determined he posed a threat to the woman because a shotgun was pointed at her head and “lethal force was needed to protect and preserve her.” [her] to live’.
Yang’s criminal history included convictions for terrorist threats, burglary, illegal possession of firearms, and auto theft.
He also had three outstanding felony warrants for his arrest.
Court records show that in one case, he and another person were accused of shooting a dog multiple times with a BB gun in a stolen SUV before leaving the injured animal behind.