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A Chinese-American student at MIT was sentenced to 35 years in prison for shooting and killing Yale's rival

I still remember that three years ago, the Chinese doctor of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Qinxuan Pan, who shocked the Chinese community, quietly followed the fiancé of the goddess and the Chinese student of Yale University Kevin Jiang (transliteration), and deliberately caused a car accident to shoot Jiang Kaiwen (click for details: plead guilty! face 35 years in prison!Massachusetts Institute of Technology Chinese male student shot Yale's "love rival" because the goddess was successfully proposed by him).

A Chinese-American student at MIT was sentenced to 35 years in prison for shooting and killing Yale's rival

On February 29, Pan Qinxuan reached a plea agreement with the prosecution. On April 23, the verdict in the case was officially announced, and Pan Qinxuan was punished with a maximum sentence of 35 years in prison without parole.

Kaivin's parents, fiancée, Zion Perry, and friends all listened to the verdict in court, and Kaivin's father said, "My son is an amazing young man who values life, he has a bright future ahead of him, and he promises to spread love everywhere." ”

Jiang Kaiwen's mother said that this is her only child, and she has no way to imagine how she will spend her life after losing her only child. Prison Pan Qinxuan's ruthlessness, she is worried that if Pan is sentenced to a short prison sentence, she will hurt them if she comes out.

For this reason, the judge issued a protective order to Kaiwen Jiang's parents and his fiancée Perry.

Pan finally apologized, saying in court: "I am sorry for the consequences of my actions, and for all those affected. I am very sad about what happened and I fully accept the punishment. ”

The tragedy caused by crush jealousy

The 33-year-old was born in China and completed his primary and junior high school education in China before going to high school in the United States. He has shown strong strength in high school, won a silver medal in the International Mathematics Olympiad, studied at MIT, and is currently a researcher at the university's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL).

Pan Qinxuan is not only a top student, but also quite accomplished in music, when he was admitted to MIT, he also performed a piano performance at the entrance ceremony, which was widely reported by the school. But after 35 years in prison, he was at least 65 years old.

A Chinese-American student at MIT was sentenced to 35 years in prison for shooting and killing Yale's rival
A Chinese-American student at MIT was sentenced to 35 years in prison for shooting and killing Yale's rival

Pan Qinxuan on the left and Jiang Kaiwen on the right

The Yale student he shot and killed, Kaivin Chiang, was also a Chinese elite, born and raised in the United States, once a tank armored soldier in the U.S. Army, joined the National Guard Reserve after retiring, and then was admitted to Yale University for a master's degree in environmental science.

Both families were destroyed under Pan Qinxuan's jealousy and anger!

A Chinese-American student at MIT was sentenced to 35 years in prison for shooting and killing Yale's rival

On January 30, 2021, Kaivin Chiang fell in love with Zion Perry, an undergraduate student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and successfully proposed.

As everyone knows, Pan has always had a crush on Perry, but he has never confessed it. The two met in 2019, but were just Facebook friends. According to the indictment, Perry said when questioned by the police that she and Pan had never dated or had sex, and the two were just ordinary friends, but she did feel that Pan was interested in her during that time.

A Chinese-American student at MIT was sentenced to 35 years in prison for shooting and killing Yale's rival

On January 30, 2021, Perry officially announced on Facebook that he accepted Kevin Jiang's marriage proposal, and the two parties were in love.

As Perry's "Facebook friend", Pan Qinxuan was furious. A week later, Pan drove an SUV stolen from a 4S store to Perry's apartment downstairs to guard, after Jiang Kaiwen left Perry's apartment at night, Pan followed all the way, and deliberately rear-ended Jiang Kaiwen on the road, just as Jiang Kaiwen got out of the car to check, Pan stepped forward and fired 8 shots at him without saying a word, killing Jiang Kaiwen on the spot.

A Chinese-American student at MIT was sentenced to 35 years in prison for shooting and killing Yale's rival

After that, Pan Qinxuan fled all the way south, and because he was worried that Pan Qinxuan would flee the United States, the U.S. Marshals Department submitted a report to Interpol, putting Pan Qinxuan on the list of red notices, and asking the police of countries around the world to arrest Pan Qinxuan.

On May 13, 2021, Pan Qinxuan was arrested in Alabama and subsequently extradited back to Connecticut for trial, and Pan Qinxuan also set a record bail of 20 million US dollars, so Pan Qinxuan has been in prison for the past three years.