Suspect in killing of Yale university student Kevin Jiang arrested in Alabama

An international arrest warrant had been issued for Qinxuan Pan on murder charges in connection with the killing of Kevin Jiang in February.

Pan, a US citizen who was born in Shanghai, is accused of shooting Jiang, 26, multiple times. Police have not disclosed a motive

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MIT grad Qinxuan Pan is a person of interest in the killing of Yale student Kevin Jiang in New Haven, Long Island, Connecticut, US on February 6. Photo: New Haven Police Department handout

Published: 12:37am, 15 May 2021Updated: 10:53pm, 15 May 2021

A fugitive wanted in the killing of a Yale graduate student in Connecticut in February was arrested on Friday in Alabama, US marshals said.

An international arrest warrant had been issued for Qinxuan Pan on murder and larceny charges in connection with the killing of Kevin Jiang on a New Haven street on February 6. Marshals offered a US$10,000 reward for information leading to Pan’s arrest.

It was not immediately clear if Pan has a lawyer who could respond to the allegations.

Yale graduate student Kevin Jiang was shot and killed in New Haven, Connecticut, US on February 6.

Pan is accused of shooting Jiang, 26, multiple times. Police have not disclosed a motive in the shooting.

Jiang was a graduate student at Yale’s School of the Environment and an Army veteran hailing from Washington state who had recently become engaged to be married.

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