Death of Tom Quong Kee
Gee Jon killed Tom Quong Kee in Mina, Nevada.Tom Quong Kee was a 74-year-old laundry proprietor who was a member of the Bing Kong Tong in Mina, Nevada. Hughie Sing, his American-educated apprentice of two years, pointed Kee out as a target for Gee. During the night of August 27, 1921, Gee knocked on the door of Kee's residence while armed with a Colt .38 revolver. Gee fatally shot Kee, who answered the door in his pyjamas. Unlike many other Tong killings, Gee and Sing were apprehended. The United States was caught up in anti-immigrant hysteria at the time.
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