Finally, I posted an article claiming that I wanted to make new friends, but a Chinese international student was arrested. I once posted about bullying and a shooting incident occurred in a US university
According to CCTV News, on August 28th local time, a shooting incident occurred at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the United States, resulting in the death of a faculty member. The suspect has been arrested, but the motive for the crime is not yet clear, and no formal charges have been made against the suspect. The incident is still under further investigation.
It is reported that the UNC campus police received a notice on the same day that a shooting incident occurred in the Cordier laboratory of the school. In the afternoon of that day, the police announced that they were searching for suspects related to the "armed and dangerous personnel situation" and released a photo of a man, requesting those who saw him to keep a distance and call 911. The man in the photo has been confirmed to match the photo of Qi Tailei, a Chinese doctoral student studying in the United States at the Applied Physics Department of the school.
The man in the suspect's photo released by the police matches the photo of Qi Tailei, a doctoral student in the Department of Applied Physics at the school
The police stated that the names of the suspects will not be disclosed until formal charges are made. The police did not provide details of the victim before contacting their relatives. It is reported that after the shooting alarm was issued, Qi Tailei was arrested one mile away from the campus.
According to personal information released by Qi Tailei, he obtained a Master's degree in Materials Science and Engineering from Louisiana State University in the United States and enjoys hiking and various sports. He has won awards in long-distance running competitions. He has also expressed on social media that he feels lonely and hopes to find friends, and has talked about information related to "American bullying".
The suspect has repeatedly mentioned "bullying"
And seek the professor's "commitment"
Red Star News reporters have found that according to the school's website, Qi Tailei joined the research group of the Department of Applied Physics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in January 2022 to study the synthesis and analysis of nanomaterials, under the guidance of Associate Professor Zijie Yan in the Department of Physical Sciences.
Since the first online post was posted on February 20, 2022, Qi Tailei has repeatedly mentioned words related to gossip and fabricated evidence in his posts.
In August 2022, he mentioned "American bullying" and wrote, "In the United States, bullying seems to be a problem. People usually don't stop them in the first place. Explaining doesn't solve the problem, but instead makes them feel that every time they ask a question, others will plead with them, and they work day and night to find excuses."
Qi Tailei was arrested one mile away from the campus
On August 19, 2022, Qi Tailei mentioned a faculty member - his PI, who is the main leader responsible for leading research projects. Qi Tailei seems to want to talk to the PI and obtain his commitment to get rid of the difficulties he has encountered. He wrote that all you need to do is talk to the professor who leads the research project and get their commitment, as the professor has more experience in dealing with "these girls and rumors.".
"Then, we can get rid of these foolish topics," Qi Tailei wrote. "If it's not necessary, I won't change anything." In November 2022, he suspected a group of people using "storytelling to control him." He told the professor, but the professor said no one talked about "this matter.".
In the final post, it was stated that "I want to make new friends"
Daily sharing of cooking photos to express the frustration of work
Besides his research work, Qi Tailei often cooks his own dishes and shares photos of the finished products online.
In the photos he uploaded, there were Rice-meat dumplings, "good looking" egg cakes, "80% recovery" boiled fish, shrimp scrambled eggs, steamed eggs... He said twice, "never let down on food", and he also wore an emoticon to express "happy".
▲ Qi Tailei often cooks his own dishes and shares photos with others
However, in the posts interspersed between these delicious food pictures, Qi Tailei also repeatedly mentioned his struggle in scientific research work.
In July 2022, he began to complain that people always pay attention to "work hours", writing, "I think I'm showing my boss that I'm working, not interest driven, which undermines the meaning of my job. It's disgusting. Self esteem prevents me from working." In May 2023, he wrote, "For a doctoral student, paying attention to work hours every day is just too childish... I know many people want me to show them: working, working all the time. But, no... that's not human at all."
The last post posted by Qi Tailei on social media remained on August 1st. He asked, "How did you find a postdoctoral position?" He also asked another question, "What is truth?"
On the same day, he wrote "wanting to make some new friends" and described himself as "a bit foolish in daily trivial matters.". "I want to make some new friends. I am a second year doctoral student interested in nanoparticle synthesis, light harvesting, self-assembly, spectral analysis, and machine learning. I am a bit silly in daily tasks, but passionate about research. If you are interested, please contact me."
In a June post, Qi Tailei wrote, "Many situations in society are contrary to intuition: the minimum wage harms the poor more than it protects them; gender quotas are not meant to protect women, but rather exacerbate discrimination."
