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UNC Grad Student Charged With Murder After Shooting Death of Professor

  • A University of North Carolina graduate student was charged with first-degree murder for fatally shooting an associate professor on campus.
  • The suspect, Tailei Qi, was a member of the slain professor Zijie Yan's research group and had co-authored papers with him.
  • The shooting caused a lockdown at UNC Chapel Hill as police searched for the suspect before apprehending Qi off campus.
  • The motive for the fatal shooting remains unclear, and police are still searching for the weapon used.
  • The UNC community is grieving the tragic loss of the beloved professor and father of two young children.
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