Suspect Who Shot Yale Graduate Student Dead, MIT Graduate Student, Issued Interpol Red Notice

▲Suspect King Xuan Pan (left), a graduate student at MIT, and victim Kevin Jang (right)

[Asia Economy Reporter Kwon Jae-hee] A promising American Ivy League student committed a shooting murder and fled, leading to a worldwide manhunt.

On the 13th (local time), according to the Chicago Sun-Times, the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) issued a "Red Notice" for Kingxuan Pan (29), a graduate student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), at the request of the United States Marshals Service (USMS).

Pan is suspected of shooting Yale University graduate student Kevin Jang (26) multiple times on February 6 in New Haven, Connecticut, killing him, and then stealing a vehicle from a dealership to escape.

Jang, who was pursuing a master's degree in environmental engineering at Yale, suffered a tragic fate just one week after proposing to his girlfriend Zion Perry.

Jang was shot while leaving Perry's apartment near Yale and driving a car. He was found dead with multiple gunshot wounds, and the police have identified Pan as the prime suspect and are pursuing him.

Perry is also a central figure in this case; she graduated from MIT last year and entered graduate school at Yale.

Pan and Perry reportedly knew each other, having been photographed talking at an MIT campus event in March last year. However, the police have not commented on their relationship or the motive for the crime.

Pan was last seen driving a car in a suburb of Atlanta, Georgia, where his relatives live, five days after the incident on February 11, and then disappeared.

According to local media, Pan was born in Shanghai, China, came to the United States in 2006, obtained citizenship, graduated from MIT undergraduate, and entered graduate school majoring in artificial intelligence (AI).

The victim, Jang, was born to Chinese parents in Iowa City, Iowa, and grew up in Chicago, Illinois. After graduating from high school, he enlisted in the U.S. Army, served as a tank driver, and graduated from the University of Washington with a degree in environmental engineering.

Jang was a Christian who regularly participated in church volunteer activities and, as a member of the National Guard, recently supported COVID-19 response efforts in Connecticut, the Sun-Times reported.

According to ABC News, Pan is facing charges of murder and second-degree theft. The USMS has offered a reward of $10,000 (approximately 11 million KRW) for decisive information leading to his capture.

Fox News explained that the USMS and New Haven police are actively investigating together and, anticipating the possibility that Pan fled overseas, have sought cooperation from countries worldwide through Interpol. Interpol has 194 member countries, including China.

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