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Ying Wu

Case from Los-angeles, CA dated Apr 11, 2012

Victim Details

Ying Wu

Female

Asian

Los-angeles

CA

2012-04-11

23

Ying

Wu

07/28/2026

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Ying Wu, a 23-year-old Chinese graduate student at the University of Southern California (USC), was tragically murdered on April 11, 2012, in Los Angeles, California. Wu, along with her fellow student Ming Qu, was sitting in a parked 2003 BMW on Raymond Avenue, just a mile from the USC campus, when they were ambushed by two armed men. The assailants, Javier Bolden and Bryan Barnes, approached the vehicle with the intent to rob the students. During the robbery, Wu was shot in the chest while stil ...
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  • Murders of Ming Qu and Ying Wu - Wikipedia
  • Ying Wu, 23 - The Homicide Report
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