Editing Ocean Shores, Washington (section)

==''Death on the Fourth of July''==
The book ''Death on the Fourth of July'' by [[David Neiwert]] documents a racially charged killing which took place in Ocean Shores on July 4, 2000.<ref>{{cite book|isbn=978-1-4039-6501-1|title=Death on the Fourth of July: The Story of a Killing, a Trial, and Hate Crime in America|first=David|last=Neiwert|publisher=Palgrave Macmillan|date=2004|edition=1st|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/deathonfourthofj00neiw}}</ref> A group of young Asian-American men who were visiting Ocean Shores were attacked by a group of white men. Chris Kinison, who was from the area, was fatally stabbed by Minh Duc Hong during the confrontation. Hong was arrested and tried for manslaughter. His trial ended in a [[hung jury]], 11–1 in favor of acquittal; prosecutors decided not to retry the case.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.splcenter.org/intel/intelreport/article.jsp?aid=245|title=Hate Crimes: Asian youth freed in death of racist harasser|date=Spring 2001|access-date=July 28, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091018165041/http://www.splcenter.org/intel/intelreport/article.jsp?aid=245|archive-date=October 18, 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref>