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On August 28, 2023, at approximately 1:02 p.m., the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's emergency services received a report of gunfire within Caudill Laboratories, a central campus facility. Upon arrival, law enforcement discovered 38-year-old Associate Professor Zijie Yan, a distinguished member of the Department of Applied Physical Sciences, deceased from multiple gunshot wounds.

The university promptly initiated a campus-wide lockdown, advising students and faculty to she ...Read More
Victim Details

Zijie Yan

Male

Asian

Chapel-hill

NC

2023-08-28

38

Zijie

Yan

11/30/2025