Chinese student to be deported from US after ‘disturbing behaviour’ including buying two high-powered rifles
Sun Wenliang, 26, legally bought two rifles – one with a sniper scope – and a car worth US$70,000 after a ‘dramatic change’ in his behaviour, police said
An international student at the University of Central Florida who owned high-powered rifles and alarmed police and classmates with his “disturbing behaviour” is being deported to China, after a judge found him to be out of compliance with his visa, officials said.
Sun Wenliang, 26, came to the attention of UCF police after university staff reported a “dramatic change” in his appearance and behaviour – including spending US$70,000 cash on a new car “out of the blue” – the university said in a press release.
“People noticed a distressing change in this young man, and they alerted UCFPD,” said Chief Richard Beary in a statement distributed by UCF.
“Our detectives investigated and elevated their concerns to our federal partners, who took swift and appropriate action.”
In an interview with police on February 2, Sun confirmed that he owned an assault-style rifle and ammunition, which he kept in a storage facility due to guns not being allowed at his off-campus apartment complex, The Verge on Jefferson Commons Circle, police said.