Zijie Yan, the UNC-Chapel Hill associate professor who died in a Monday shooting on the school's campus, was a father of two and a 'beloved colleague' and 'mentor.'
and began his education at Huazhong University of Science and Technology in China before coming to the United States to study and work at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, the University of Chicago, Clarkson University and then Chapel Hill, according to his LinkedIn profile.
Qi, 34, also grew up in China – specifically in Dasha Village, Jufan Township, Fengqiu County – one of the country's poorer regions, according to Chinese media. The suspect reportedly has a younger brother, and his parents were farmers. Qi eventually went on to graduate from Wuhan University and then moved to the United States to attend Louisiana State University, where he received his master's in materials science and engineering. The suspect began studying at Chapel Hill in January 2022.
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