UNC Chapel Hill professor killed in office was shot 7 times, medical examiner says
Zijie Yan, an associate professor in the university's Department of Applied Physical Sciences, was shot seven times, according to an autopsy report. The University of North Carolina Chapel Hill professor found dead in his office on campus in August was shot seven times, according to the North Carolina Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. Zijie Yan, an associate professor in the department of Applied Physical Science s at the College of Arts and Science s, suffered wounds to the head, face and neck, left arm and chest, abdomen, a graze wound to the right upper arm, and a graze wound to the left hand and left forearm in the Aug. 28 shooting, according to an autopsy report. Law enforcement respond to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill campus in Chapel Hill, N.C., Aug. 28, 2023, after the university locked down and warned of an armed person on campus. Hannah Schoenbaum/AP, FILE MORE: UNC-Chapel Hill faculty member killed, suspect in custody after campus lockdown Police r...