CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (WTVD) — Friends and colleagues shared tributes on Tuesday to Dr. Zijie Yan, the University of North Carolina associate professor who was shot and killed Monday inside Caudill Labs. A UNC graduate student is charged with killing Yan, his academic group leader, inside a laboratory on campus. “Zijie was a wonderful human being. And I also know …
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A graduate student at the University of North Carolina—Chapel Hill was charged with murder Tuesday morning in the shooting death of a faculty member. Tailei Qi was charged with first-degree murder and possession of a weapon on educational property, both felony charges, UNC Police said Tuesday. Authorties identified the victim as Zijie Yan, an associate professor in the Department of …
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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (WTVD) — Tailei Qi has been charged in connection the the shooting death of a UNC faculty member on Monday. According to documents obtained by ABC 11, Qi is expected to make a court appearance later today on a first-degree murder charge. He’s also charged with having a gun on educational property. The arrest warrant lists the …
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The motive for the shooting at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill that left one faculty member dead Monday afternoon is still unclear, according to police. Officials said a suspect was taken into custody about an hour and a half after gunfire on UNC’s campus was reported at a science building. Police have yet to identify either the …
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CNN — A suspect is in custody but police still are looking for the weapon and the motive behind the fatal shooting of a faculty member at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on Monday afternoon. Neither the victim nor the assailant has been identified after the early afternoon shooting sent the university with more than 30,000 students …
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