By Hannah Schoenbaum, Gary D. Robertson and Sarah Rankin | Associated Press
Yan was an associate professor in the Department of Applied Physical Sciences who had worked for the university since 2019, UNC said in a statement Tuesday.In a page that has been taken down since the attack, Qi was listed on the school’s website as a graduate student in Yan’s research group and Yan was listed as his adviser.
It wasn’t immediately clear if Qi had an attorney who could comment on his behalf. He was being held without bail, the university said. There is no attorney listed for Qi on the warrant and Orange County court records aren’t accessible online. Jones declined to elaborate on the arrest, but TV station WRAL reported that it took place in a residential neighborhood near campus.“This loss is devastating, and the shooting damages the trust and safety that we so often take for granted in our campus community,” Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz said.
The shooting sparked fear at the state’s flagship public university, just a week after students returned for the start of the fall semester.