UNC Graduate Student Arrested for Fatal Shooting of Professor on Campus
TL;DR
A graduate student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Tailei Qi, has been charged with first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of his professor, Zijie Yan, inside a campus lab. The campus went into lockdown after the shooting, and Qi was arrested about 90 minutes later. The motive for the shooting is still unknown. Professor Yan was a beloved colleague and mentor, and the university plans to honor him with a moment of silence.
- U.N.C. Graduate Student Is Charged in Fatal Shooting of Professor The New York Times
- UNC graduate student charged with murder in fatal shooting of associate professor CNN
- UNC shooting leaves 1 dead and a campus traumatized. Another day in America | Opinion Raleigh News & Observer
- UNC-Chapel Hill faculty member killed in shooting on campus NBC News
- UNC-Chapel Hill faculty member killed, suspect in custody after campus lockdown WPVI-TV
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