Jimu News reporter Manda
On the afternoon of November 9, local time in the United States, near the University of Chicago, a Chinese student who had just graduated from the school this year was shot and killed by an armed robber. The murderer then jumped onto a parked vehicle. escape. Jimu News reporter learned from the interview that the victim was from Sichuan, China, and was only 24 years old.
was robbed and killed in broad daylight
According to local media reports in the United States, at about 1:54 pm on the 9th, on the sidewalk at 900 54th Street near the University of Chicago, he was shot dead in the street by an armed robber. The murderer followed He jumped into a parked vehicle and fled. Chicago police said that the 24-year-old victim was walking on the sidewalk at the intersection of 54th Street and Alice Avenue when a dark-colored vehicle suddenly stopped next to him. A robber walked up to the Asian man and asked him to hand over Give out property. During the robbery, the robber suddenly shot the man several times for unknown reasons, and one of the bullets hit the victim in the chest. The police rushed to the scene immediately after receiving the call. The man who was shot was taken to the University of Chicago Hospital where he died.
Xiaowen (pseudonym), a student at the University of Chicago, told Jimu News that the school issued a statement to all teachers and students afterwards, confirming that the man who was shot and killed had recently graduated from the school with a master's degree. He died 16 minutes after being shot. Distressed.
Xiaowen also said that just 2 hours before the shooting, the University of Chicago sent out a "Safety Notice" informing teachers and students that someone was shooting with a gun near 1500 53rd Street near the school.
According to local police, two shops and multiple vehicles were hit by bullets in the shooting.
The victim was from Chengdu
On November 10, Jimu News reporter Xiaowen and several University of Hong Kong alumni learned that the foreign student who was shot and killed was surnamed Zheng and was from Chengdu, Sichuan. After graduating from a high school in Chengdu in 2015, he went to the University of Hong Kong to study, and then went to the University of Chicago to study for a master's degree in statistics. He graduated recently.
After the incident, many of Mr. Zheng’s friends expressed their anger and condolences on social platforms.
An HKU alumnus said: "From the condolences in the circle of friends, you can tell that he is an outstanding and motivated person who is hard-working, a role model for academic research, and must be the pride of his family. There are also many friends and seniors who I know directly. At chicago , I hope everyone can return from their studies safely. "Jimu News reporter contacted the alumna, and she said that she still needed time to digest the matter and was temporarily unable to be interviewed.
University of Chicago photo source: school official website
Xiaowen told Jimu News reporter that after the incident, Mr. Zheng’s family could not contact him. His mother was still asking in the WeChat group of parents of international students if anyone could contact her son. I saw it myself and broke the defense directly.
"At that time, everyone only found out that he was a Chinese student in the Department of Statistics. His identity had not yet been confirmed. His parents had not been formally notified and were unwilling to accept this fact, so they were asking everywhere, hoping for a miracle." Xiaowen said.
has always been a top student.
Jimu News reporters learned that Mr. Zheng participated in a salon lecture held by a local education organization when he graduated from high school, and was interviewed by local media.
media reports said that Mr. Zheng is not yet 18 years old, but he shows maturity and stability beyond his actual age. He said that in addition to carefully understanding every knowledge point during class, he would also delve into many areas of interest to him such as the Internet after class. He also shared with the families present some of the apps he used during his three years of high school that were of great benefit to improving academic performance. He also created some small personal files, including growth notes and collections of wrong questions. Every record laid a solid foundation for him to be admitted to the University of Hong Kong with a total score of 651 points. After the
salon lecture, many parents of students were still around him, asking questions about learning methods, and he patiently answered them one by one.
Two years ago, he co-authored a book on work logic with his classmates, which received a Douban score of 6.1.
On the afternoon of November 9, a reporter from Jimu News called Mr. Zheng’s high school alma mater. The staff said that they had not heard of this matter yet.
Shootings occur frequently near the place where the crime occurred.
Since the beginning of this year, shootings have occurred frequently at the University of Chicago. On July 1, when Lewis, a junior at the school, was riding back to campus from Chicago, a stray bullet penetrated the car window and hit him in the head. Although he was rushed to the hospital, he died 4 days later.
At the beginning of this year, Fan Yiran, a Chinese student in the doctoral program at the University of Chicago, was shot and killed in an apartment parking lot near the University of Chicago campus.
University of Chicago Source: School official website
Xiaowen told Jimu News reporters that the crime scene was only a two-minute walk from the nearest building to the University of Chicago campus. It is a residential area with no shops and many international students live there, but there are very few people on the streets.
Xiaowen said that shootings are frequent near the University of Chicago, and shootings can be heard almost every day.
Another Mr. Xu who works in Chicago also told Jimu News reporters that there are more gang fights in Chicago than in California , and the public security situation is not optimistic.
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