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Leung Ying (also known as Loy Yeung) was a Chinese mass murderer who, at the age of 29, killed 11 people and wounded another four on a farm near Fairfield, California on August 22, 1928, before escaping the scene. He was arrested by police the next day and sentenced to death on August 31. Ying committed suicide in his prison cell on October 22, about two weeks before his set execution date. This was the worst case of mass murder in Californian history at that time, surpassing the killing of six persons each by James Dunham on a farm in Santa Clara County in 1896, and by John Goins in Stockton and Galt in 1926.〔(Dope was cause of sad deed ), ''San Jose News'' (August 23, 1928)〕 ==Life== Ying, who also went by the names Wong Gay and Lim Onn,〔 had been arrested by San Francisco police in 1924 as a gunman and narcotics peddler. He had a reputation as a killer, boasting he had killed three people in a tong war, and was generally regarded as a "bad" person.〔Slayer of 10 captured at Grass Valley, ''Oakland Tribune'' (August 23, 1928)〕 For some time he lived in San Jose and worked there at a local packing plant. He was a member of the Hop Sing Tong, until he was expelled due to his excessive use of narcotics.〔 For three months he was employed as a cook or fruit picker at the Bryan ranch five miles from Fairfield, which was leased by Wong Gee. Ying was eventually dismissed for either assaulting or having an affair with Wong Gee's daughter Nellie.〔(Romance and drugs inspired killings ), ''The Palm Beach Post'' (August 24, 1928)〕 Six months prior to Leung Ying's attack on the ranch, another Chinese worker had run amok there with an axe and set fire to two buildings, before he was shot by Wong Gee. The killing was later declared an act of self-defense by the superior court.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Leung Ying」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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