Nobody has an idea about the motivation of this attack. However, the Tulsa police spokesman Capt. Steve Odom said that it is supposed a relationship between the victims and their aggressors existed because they all are from Tulsa.
Hundreds of Hmong people were on the place, participating to this festival which is a celebration equated to Thanksgiving in America. They were running, screaming and ducking when the shots rang out. The Hmong population in Tulsa estimated number is between 3,000 and 4,000. The Hmong are an Asian ethnic group originated from Laos, China, Vietnam and Thailand.
Tulsa is the second-largest city in the US state of Oklahoma and is considered the cultural and arts center of this state. The city was ranked in the BusinessWeek’s top 50 best cities in America.