NC - UNC Chapel Hill shelter-in-place order, armed, dangerous person killed Dr. Zijie Yan, 28 Aug 2023 *arrest*

[imstilla.grandma]

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (WBTV/Gray News) - A shelter-in-place order has been given at the University of North Carolina on Monday afternoon due to the threat of an “armed, dangerous person.”

In an alert, the university said the person was on or near the school’s campus.

Those on campus were instructed to go inside and avoid windows.

The initial alert was issued just after 1 p.m. About 30 minutes later, the university said the alert remained active.

Alert of ‘armed, dangerous person’ at UNC-Chapel Hill

The university said the person was on or near the school’s campus.

www.kold.com

 

[mickey2942]

https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/28/us/university-of-north-carolina-shooting/index.html

First day of school. First school shooting of the school year.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Updated Aug. 28 at 2:03 p.m.: The suspect is being questioned in police custody but their handcuffs have been removed, according to ABC11's live broadcast.

According to UNC Media Relations, the active situation is ongoing and the campus remains on lockdown.

Updated Aug. 28 at 1:50 p.m.: An Alert Carolina message sent at 1:50 p.m. confirmed that the shelter in place order is still in effect.

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Updated Aug. 28 at 1:35 p.m.: According to Orange County Fire and EMS radio, there was a report of at least one shot fired in Caudill Labs on South Road with at least one person wounded.
The suspect, a male in a gray shirt, is now in police custody. Students are sheltering in place as law enforcement officers and medical officials respond to the scene.

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An Emergency Alert Carolina was sent to University members at 1:04 p.m. alerting campus of an “armed and dangerous person on or near campus."

According to the email, University police advise all students to go inside immediately, close windows and doors and to wait until further notice.

UNC Media Relations said they have no further information at this time.

One faculty member killed in shooting, suspect charged with first degree murder

The suspect, UNC graduate student Tailei Qi, 34, was charged with first-degree murder and possessing a firearm on educational property early Tuesday morning.

www.dailytarheel.com

 

[Gardenista]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1696229932446462105

 

[Gardenista]

 

[SpicyFruit]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1696228384882245793

"UPDATE: University says shooting suspect still at large, earlier suspect has been released"

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Gov. Roy Cooper released a statement Monday afternoon appearing to confirm that the situation involved a shooting.

“My office is in communication with law enforcement and officials at UNC-Chapel Hill who are taking precautions to protect campus safety following today’s shooting,” Cooper said in a 2:49 p.m. post on X, formerly known as Twitter. “This is a tragic way to start a new semester and the state will provide any assistance necessary to support the UNC community.”

UNC Police announced at 2:35 p.m. that officers are looking for a person of interest in connection with the “armed and dangerous person situation.” Anyone who sees this person, pictured below, is asked to keep their distance and call 911. Image appears to match a photo on the UNC directory of graduate student Tailei Qi.

UNC-Chapel Hill faculty member killed in shooting in Caudill Laboratories, suspect in custody, police say

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (WGHP) — A member of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill faculty was killed in a shooting in the university’s Caudill Laboratories on Monday afternoon, according…

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[HmmMysterious]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1696229932446462105

His apparent name is Tailei Qi

Tailei Qi | Applied Physical Sciences

 

[Leilei]

Someone found what looks to be the suspect's X account. Is it too soon to link to it? It has the same picture that's being reported. Please delete if not allowed just yet.

https://twitter.com/taileiqi?s=21&t=PfUgC_9XDQ7NCik6brr7Jg

 

[Leilei]

https://twitter.com/taileiqi?s=21&t=PfUgC_9XDQ7NCik6brr7Jg

His apparent name is Tailei Qi

Tailei Qi | Applied Physical Sciences

Looks like he's a student, too.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

ABC 11, a local news channel, showed more than a dozen emergency response vehicles parked on campus.

A local school district, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, said that classroom instruction could continue as normal but that schools were in “secure mode,” meaning all school building doors were closed and locked and people were not allowed to enter or leave school buildings.

U.N.C. on Lockdown as ‘Armed, Dangerous Person’ Remains at Large

The school’s Chapel Hill campus ordered students and faculty to stay inside Monday afternoon and said that a suspect was still at large.

www.nytimes.com

• Classes started a week ago for the new school year. Last fall, UNC-Chapel Hill had about 31,700 students, including about 20,000 undergraduates

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/08/28/unc-chapel-hill-shooting/

DailyMail.com can reveal that the physics student had been working as a research assistant at the university since 2022, according to his social media.

He also previously attended Louana State University, and obtained a master's in material science in 2021.

'Active shooter' at University of North Carolina after gunman spotted

Police have issued a picture of a man they are searching for in an active shooting situation after the first day of teaching at the University of North Carolina.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[lynchmob67]

Suspect in custody….

Live updates: Person in custody after shots fired on campus at UNC

Shots were fired on campus at UNC-Chapel Hill on Monday, according to a source. The campus is locked down as the search continues.

www.wral.com

 

[lonetraveler]

<modsnip: quoted post was removed> When I first heard about the active shooter at UNC my heart dropped. My granddaughter attends UNC at Charlotte. Finally, I heard UNC Chapel Hill. I feel for the parents whose children attend there.

 

[Gardenista]

Live updates: UNC faculty member dead in on-campus shooting​

Live updates: UNC faculty member dead in on-campus shooting

A faculty member was killed in a shooting on campus at UNC-Chapel Hill on Monday, according to a source. One man is in custody. An hours-long lockdown has been lifted.

www.wral.com

 

[Hoosgirl]

Yes, I am so tired of this!

I saw a live shot on WRAL so no link, but an interview of a mom at local elementary school waiting to get her kindergartner. Local public schools in Chapel Hill went into lockdown as a precaution. So sad for everyone there on campus and off. Can you imagine the little kindergarteners on their first day of school ever?

 

[CHEL]

LSU grad named person of interest in deadly shooting at UNC campus, report says

 

[Vaderman]

I work for a college and we just had ALICE training. I found it so pointless. Until the underlying problems are addressed, no amount of training is going to help.

 

[HmmMysterious]

I got this from the shooter's Twitter. Dude gives off incel vibes

 

[Hoosgirl]

One confirmed dead: https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/28/us/university-of-north-carolina-shooting/index.html

He refers somewhat cryptically to conversations with his "PI" in his tweets, which I took to be "principal investigator" since he is doing post-grad research. It will be interesting to see if this is who the victim is.

 

[Ray_of_hope]

Faculty member dead. Another sad day.