A man accused of a fatal shooting following a dispute at St. Paul’s Hmong Freedom Festival last year was convicted of murder Friday.

Nougai Xiong, 27, of St. Paul, was convicted in Ramsey County District Court of two counts of second-degree murder in the shooting death of Jacky G. Vue, 19, of St. Paul. The shooting occurred July 1, 2018, at the Como Regional Park event, which thousands attended to celebrate Hmong culture, food and sports.

Xiong was also convicted of two counts of committing a crime for the benefit of a gang.

According to the criminal complaint against Xiong, he and his cousin were allegedly involved in a fight before the shooting, in which some men approached them and began striking them with umbrellas.

A gang member who was involved in the fight told police that it occurred because they believed Xiong and his cousin were members of a rival gang. The cousin, Yang Xiong of La Crosse, Wis., told police that he and Nougai Xiong weren’t part of a gang.

Yang Xiong told police that two men hit him and his cousin with umbrellas and threatened to kill them, and Nougai Xiong subsequently shot one of the men, according to the complaint.

Sentencing will take place Nov. 15.