Suspect Qinuan Pan. New Haven Police Dept. Photo
The New Haven Police Department in Connecticut today formally named Qinxuan Pan a suspect in the murder of Yale student Kevin Jiang, reports NBC News.
Pan is a former classmate of Jiang’s fiance at MIT, but its not clear if she knew Pan. The two reportedly were at the same birthday party on the campus last March.
Police charged Pan with murder.
According to the NY Post, Pan will face bail of $5 million dollars once captured. A manhunt for Pan is being conducted by the US Marshal in the Atlanta area where he was last seen.
Authorities believe Pan shot Jiang, possibly in a road rage incident. Police described him earlier as “armed and dangerous” when they named him a person of interest in the case. Witnesses spotted him with a stolen vehicle at a Best Western Motel in North Haven the night of the shooting on February 6.
Authorities believe he could be staying with family and friends. He has been enrolled as a graduate student at MIT since 2014.
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