{"id":2015744,"date":"2023-08-29T16:14:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-29T20:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arrested-unc-graduate-student-appears-in-court-after-campus-shooting\/"},"modified":"2023-08-29T16:16:26","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T20:16:26","slug":"arrested-unc-graduate-student-appears-in-court-after-campus-shooting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arrested-unc-graduate-student-appears-in-court-after-campus-shooting\/","title":{"rendered":"UNC graduate student arrested, appears in court for campus shooting."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Farrested-unc-graduate-student-appears-in-court-after-campus-shooting%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2015744&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Tailei \u2064Qi, the graduate student suspected in the fatal shooting of\u2064 a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill faculty member, center, makes his first appearance\u2063 at the Orange County Courthouse\u200d in Hillsborough, N.C.,\u200c Tuesday, Aug. 29,\u2064 2023. (AP Photo\/Hannah Schoenbaum)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/abril-elfi\" target=\"_blank\">Abril\u200b Elfi<\/a><br \/>12:39 PM \u2013 Tuesday, August 29,\u2064 2023<\/h2>\n<p>University of North \u2063Carolina (UNC) graduate student Tailei Qi has made \u200bhis first\u2063 court appearance after being arrested regarding a campus shooting that resulted in the death of a faculty member.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px;  text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>The alleged suspect in the \u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/newsroom\/at-least-one-wounded-during-unc-shooting-1-suspect\/\">murder of UNC Associate Professor Zijie Yan<\/a>, made his initial appearance on Tuesday\u2063 in Hillsborough at the Orange County Courthouse. He has reportedly been charged with first-degree murder and having a weapon on educational property. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Associate professor Zijie Yan identified as a victim shot and killed by a graduate student Tailei Qi at UNC Chapel Hill Campus<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/breakingnews?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#breakingnews<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/uncchapelhill?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#uncchapelhill<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AaDx8z3NVw\">pic.twitter.com\/AaDx8z3NVw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Crime \u200dWith \u2063Bobby (@crimewithbobby) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/crimewithbobby\/status\/1696568192884240623?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 29, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The 34-year-old \u200bsuspect was arrested around 2:30 p.m. on Monday after allegedly fatally shooting the\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arrested-unc-graduate-student-appears-in-court-after-campus-shooting\/\" title=\"UNC graduate student arrested, appears in court for campus shooting.\">physical science \u200bprofessor<\/a> in Caudill Laboratories around 1 p.m.  <\/p>\n<p>The campus was under lockdown for almost one \u200band a half hours after receiving a 9-1-1 call of open \u200dfire. It stayed lockdown until Qin was arrested.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NEW: Students seen jumping out of windows at the University\u200c of North Carolina after\u200c a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/churchgoers-hog-tied-gunman-who-opened-fire-on-flock-killing-1-and-wounding-5\/\" title=\"Churchgoers \u2018Hog-Tied\u2019 Gunman Who Opened Fire On Flock, Killing 1 And Wounding 5\">gunman started shooting<\/a> \u200con campus.<\/p>\n<p>A person of interest \u2064in the shooting has been identified as Tailei\u2064 Qi, a PHD student.<\/p>\n<p>Before \u200dcoming \u2062to the United States, Qi ironically\u2062 studied at Wuhan\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eeSYpud8Im\">pic.twitter.com\/eeSYpud8Im<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Collin \u200bRugg (@CollinRugg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CollinRugg\/status\/1696278804124287267?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 28, \u20632023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The case was presided over by District Court Judge Sherri Murrell. <\/p>\n<p>Murrell read the allegations filed against \u2064Qi \u200dduring his arraignment. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/manhattan-da-to-finally-drop-murder-charge-against-bodega-worker-who-defended-himself\/\" title=\"Manhattan DA to Finally Drop Murder Charge Against Bodega Worker Who Defended Himself\">murder charge filed<\/a> against Qi carries a possible penalty of\u200d death and a minimum penalty of life in prison without the possibility of parole. <\/p>\n<p>The gun charge was classified as \u200ba misdemeanor on the arrest warrant, but\u2063 was upgraded \u2063to a felony. \u200cThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/woman-who-tried-to-wreck-desantis-accused-researcher-who-challenged-her-of-sexual-harassment-report\/\" title=\"Woman Who Tried To Wreck DeSantis Accused Researcher Who Challenged Her Of Sexual Harassment: Report\">felony charge carries<\/a> a potential sentence\u2063 of 24 months in prison.<\/p>\n<p>After \u200bthe arraignment, District Attorney Jeff Nieman told reporters that his office will not seek the death sentence.<\/p>\n<p>Qi is reportedly an international student \u2064from China who is in \u200bthe United States studying on a Visa \u200dand was provided an interpreter during the\u2064 hearing.<\/p>\n<p>According to authorities, the \u200dpotential motive \u2063of\u2064 the fatal shooting is still under investigation. <\/p>\n<p>Qi is currently being held without bond in the \u2062Orange County Detention Center until his next hearing set for September 18<sup>th<\/sup>. <\/p>\n<p>Stay\u2062 informed! 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