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2023 UNC active shooting: Suspect found not guilty by reason of insanity

A judge ruled Friday that former UNC student Tailei Qi was found not guilty in the 2023 shooting on the campus of University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. WRAL reported that Qi was found not guilty of murdering UNC professor Dr. Zijie Yan on August 28, 2023 in the Caudill Labs building. Keep up with the latest news and weather by downloading the WXII app here. Qi had previously been found mentally competent to stand trial in March after the state reviewed his mental health history.

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Scoop News DeskNorth Carolina Chapel Hill, North Carolina · Published Friday, September 18, 2026 at 9:28 PM UTCUpdated Friday, September 18, 2026 at 9:36 PM UTC

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