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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 ...Read More
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Ying Wu
Female
Asian
Los-angeles
CA
2012-04-11
23
Ying
Wu
11/06/2025
Forum Posts (2)
Has anyone else been following how this case has impacted USC's approach to campus safety? It seems ... ...Read More
07/03/2023
07/03/2023
It's truly disheartening to think about the ripple effects of this tragedy on the community and the ... ...Read More
06/28/2023
06/28/2023
