On August 28, a professor died in a horrific shooting at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Police have taken Tailei Qi, the suspect, into jail. On Williams Circle, Tailei was detained in relation to the incident.
On the day of the shooting, just after 1 pm, local law police and UNC representatives issued a warning about a “armed and dangerous person” prowling about or on the campus. After a press conference, police disclosed that a staff member had been killed.
UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor Kevin M. Guskiewicz issued a statement on Monday saying, “I am heartbroken by today’s shooting at one of our campus buildings, a site where we do our essential job of teaching, mentoring, and research every day. The trust and safety that we frequently take for granted on our campus are damaged by this shooting.
According to Kevin, “The students are definitely traumatised,” The Independent said. However, I want to thank those who were within the structure making sure that everyone was safe.
Observed students jumping out of windows
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In a terrifying video published by WRAL, students can be seen jumping out of the windows to get away from the gunfire. According to a student who described the mayhem to Fox News, “I rushed outside figuring that would be the greatest location as they would most likely target larger numbers since I was in a large lecture of around 250-300 people. As soon as I stepped outside, I noticed individuals hurrying towards the Genome Science building. I made the decision to turn and look around to see what was happening.
#BREAKINGNEWS – @UNC Chancellor @KevinGuskiewicz has just confirmed that a faculty member was killed in the shooting on campus in Caudill Laboratories today.
A suspect is in custody.
Classes & events are canceled for the rest of today & tomorrow @SpecNews1RDU #BREAKING pic.twitter.com/GHkacbjyEt
— Caroline Blair (@CarolineBNews) August 28, 2023
“He had a chemical lab with one of my buddies. He graduated this past year, thus he wasn’t present. It was incredibly unexpected all around. I would frequently watch the news, but I never anticipated to see things like this in person first-hand taking place,” the student added.
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🚨 New video: Students spotted at @UNC jumping out of buildings after reports of active shooter on campus. The first news conference is scheduled for 5 PM today. WRAL confirmed 1 death. @WRAL pic.twitter.com/VbFi6g45rK
— Mark Boyle (@MarkBoyleTV) August 28, 2023
Who is the suspect, Tailei Qi?
Tailei studied at Chapel Hill’s University of North Carolina. According to the Daily Mail, he also stated that he attended Louisiana State University and graduated with a master’s in material science in 2021. In 2015, he earned his degree from Wuhan University. Authorities stated that no charges have yet been filed against him.
According to Taipei’s LinkedIn profile, she is a graduate student at UNC at Chapel Hill’s department of applied physical sciences. He studies optically trapped nanoparticle arrays and a variety of exciting phenomena that are connected to them. He has working knowledge of optical tweezers and 2D TMD photodetectors.
Tailei’s acquaintance at UNC claimed that the event left him speechless. Graduate student Aiden Scott said WRAL, “I would have never guessed that he would be the kind of person who could possibly be capable of this kind of thing.” He was quite silent all the time.
He always appeared like a very kind guy when he spoke to me. I was utterly astonished when I saw his face in the reports online,” the student continued.
