High flyers of Peking University was shot dead in Chicago. What should China students in the United States pay attention to?

There were a series of shootings in Chicago, in which Jason Dengel, an African-American gunman, opened fire, killing three people and injuring four others. Fan, a China student studying at the University of Chicago, unfortunately became the first victim.

Sudden random killing

According to overseas websites such as The Chicago Tribune and The World Journal, Yiran, a fan, was shot in the head by South Dengel in his car in the apartment parking lot. They didn't even know each other and were shot at random.

According to the Chicago Police Department, after shooting Van Yiran in the car, South Dengel walked into an apartment building and shot a female doorman at random. She died after being taken to the hospital. At that time, another woman who was checking her email was shot in the head.

Then, after entering a building, South Dengel asked an acquaintance to hand over his car keys, but didn't shoot him. After robbing Red Toyota, he entered a convenience store and shot a man in the head at random. The man died after being taken to the hospital, and a woman was shot in the back and neck at the scene.

After the incident, South Dengel shot a girl in the head in a community.

South Dengel later returned to the carjacking site and fired at the police investigating the scene, but neither side was injured or killed. Later, he drove to Evanston, which borders Chicago, broke into a convenience store and announced that he was going to rob, but he didn't shoot anyone. Then he crossed the street to a restaurant and shot a woman.

Evanston police pointed out that after leaving the restaurant, South Dengel confronted the police in the parking lot and was killed in a gun battle.

According to the preliminary investigation at the crime scene, South Dengel worked as a doorman, taxi driver and forklift operator for a short time, and had many criminal records. He once posted a radical video on Facebook, in which he waved a gun and threatened to kill people at will, even threatening "I want to blow up the whole community." Facebook shut down the home page in South Dengel.

South Dengel released by Chicago police Image source | CBS video screenshot

Zimmer, president of the University of Chicago, wrote in an email, "My colleague shared this heartbreaking news with me-a graduating student was shot and killed. This student is Fan, a 30-year-old doctoral student in the joint project of Booth Business School and Kenneth Griffin Economics Department, from China. Before pursuing his Ph.D., he also obtained a master's degree in financial mathematics from the University of Chicago. "

The President of the University of Chicago issued a statement to the teachers and students of the whole school | Screenshot of the University of Chicago official website

In the afternoon, the Booth School of Business of the University of Chicago announced that Fan was a fourth-year doctoral student majoring in economics and finance from China. He is a clever and talented student and is loved by his classmates. Fan Yuan plans to submit his doctoral thesis this year. The main research fields include the interaction of bank asset-liability management and the research of screening competition under elastic information. Fan also worked as a teaching assistant and a career development researcher at Fama-Miller Research Center in the fall semester, and cooperated with relevant people.

The University of Chicago said on the social networking site: "This sudden loss of life makes us feel indescribable grief. In the days to come, we will mourn together and encourage community members at this difficult time. "

University of Chicago mourns China student Fan who was killed in the shooting incident. Image source | Screenshot of the official account of the social networking site of the University of Chicago, USA

The news of Fan's murder was sent back to China, causing concern. Even the US Embassy in China sent a Weibo to express condolences to the fans' families and friends.

Peking University Alumni: He is really super powerful ... Fan has a nearly perfect resume: he graduated from Peking University with a bachelor's degree and a double degree in philosophy from Guanghua School of Management, Peking University; Went to Cambridge University and got a master's degree in financial mathematics. I started my PhD in financial economics in Chicago, and I should have graduated.

Fan is also a literary activist. During his stay in Peking University, Fan was a member of the Drama Club. He and his classmates participated in the Peking University Drama Star Style Competition. With the play "Hey, Kaiqiao", he won the last level as a first-class champion in the semi-final. In this process, Fan not only served as the deputy director, but also played the role of "Pirate C".

As the first generation director of the drama Nine Men, he adapted the film 12 Angry Men into the drama Nine Men, discussing the tyranny of the majority and playing the role of an architect in the play.

He joined the Chicago Windmill Drama Club, and also directed the famous drama "Confinement" by Sartre, an existentialist master.

In the official WeChat account "Nine Dramas", Fan also published "Fan: If there is no jury who insists on innocence,

It can be seen that he is not only serious and responsible, but also has his own ideas.

It is said that he has been a schoolmaster since childhood. High school students study in the experimental middle school affiliated to Beijing Normal University, and enter Guanghua School of Management of Peking University to study finance and philosophy through independent enrollment. Fan Ceng was awarded Peking University Freshman Scholarship, Peking University Scholarship, Peking University Guanghua Scholarship and Peking University Scholarship.

I worked in JPMorgan Chase First Capital for a short time, and went to the United States to continue my academic career on 20 17. Studying for a doctorate in finance and economics at the University of Chicago, jointly trained by business school and economics. At school, Fan studied hard and was deeply loved by his tutor. He also won the Lee Prize, the economics prize of the college.

But an unexpected trouble made this young soul break America.

A graduate surnamed Jiang from Guanghua College of Peking University said that it was unbelievable to hear the news. According to her introduction, Fan is her brother, who is very nice and famous at school. "I have worked with him, and he is really super powerful. How could he suddenly ... "

Jiang also forwarded Fan's teacher's response in Peking University: "I was deeply saddened to learn that I left us this morning. I immediately contacted the Peking University US-China Alumni Association. At present, Zhida (the school and Yiran's mentor) has contacted Yiran's parents and arranged to go to the United States; The University of Chicago has contacted the US Embassy in China, hoping to waive the isolation requirement; Peking University's teacher at the University of Chicago keeps in touch with the Consulate of China in Chicago, and the Consulate will try its best to help; The college is contacting his parents to see what help they need. "

Faced with such an unexpected trouble, Harald Uhlig, Fan Zhangzongwei's teacher, tweeted his condolences: Fan Zhangzongwei was one of my best students, but he was shot three blocks away from my home. He won the Lee Award and is my teaching assistant. In autumn, we exchanged a lot of contents related to his research ... unbelievable sadness.

Weibo netizens who once lived in the incident apartment building said that this is "the apartment building with the largest number of international students in China" and expressed their condolences:

According to a person familiar with the matter, Fan "gave up entering the workplace after graduating from master's degree because he wanted to go back and forth as a teacher at Peking University", but he was an antisocial madman and ended his brilliant life.

Domestic netizens also left messages to express their sadness and sympathy. ...

According to data released by Chicago police, Chicago reported 769 murders, the highest since the city.

It is said that Fan's family had previously told him that the United States has been in a mess recently, and epidemics and riots have occurred from time to time, so be more careful. Unexpectedly, the bad news came from across the ocean.

Such an excellent young student, who studied hard for many years and was about to achieve a positive result, died unexpectedly in a foreign country.

May there be no more gunshots in heaven.