the United States declined to hear the case in December 2010, which let the lower court ruling stand. Aftermath Jason Andersen Andersen received a Medal of Valor, the police department's second-highest honor, in 2008. In July 2009, Andersen was placed on administrative leave by the police department after allegations of domestic violence. He was fired by the department in September 2009 after an internal investigation. In 2010, Andersen was charged, but acquitted at trial, of a federal civil rights charge for allegedly kicking a Black teenager in the head during a 2006 arrest incident. By 2020, Andersen was employed by Minneapolis Police Department as a chaplain coordinator. Protests The shooting created tension between the Hmong American community in Minneapolis and the police department with concerns of racial bias in policing. A 150-person protest over Lee's death was held at Minneapolis City Hall on July 26, 2006. Community activists called for an independent investigation at a rally on March 30, 2009. A protest over Lee's death was held in north Minneapolis on October 2, 2010. Controversy about Lee's death was renewed during protests over the police murder of George Floyd in 2020. Lee's family and Hmong American activists joined Black Lives Matter protesting police brutality during the 2020–2023 Minneapolis–Saint Paul racial unrest. In 2021, demonstrators placed a memorial for Lee at the George Floyd Square occupied protest. See also History of the Hmong in Minneapolis–Saint Paul List of killings by law enforcement officers in Minnesota References People shot dead by law enforcement officers in the United States 2006 deaths Deaths by person in Minnesota Deaths by firearm in Minnesota Police misconduct in the United States Minneapolis Police Department Asian-American-related controversies American people of Hmong descent