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发帖数: 3096 | 1 Update: Monday, 3:20 p.m.: Yongfei Ci was charged with one count of first de
gree murder, one count of home invasion and one count of aggravated kidnappi
ng in court Monday, according to the Office of the State’s Attorney.
A preliminary hearing will be held on Oct. 22 at 1:30 p.m. to see if there i
s enough probable cause for the case to continue.
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University student Mengchen Huang, 25, has been identified as the victim in
the Urbana Police Department’s ongoing homicide investigation, according to
a press release from Champaign County Coroner Duane Northrup.
Huang was a graduate student from Nanjing, China, enrolled in the School of
Art and Design, said campus spokeswoman Robin Kaler.
An autopsy will be performed and an inquest may be held at a future date.
Suspect Yongfei Ci has been charged in connection with the death of Huang, a
nd his bond has been set at $10 million according to the Champaign County Sh
eriff’s Office. Ci, 29, is the victim’s ex-boyfriend. He started at the Un
iversity in 2008 and is currently pursuing a doctorate degree in math, Kaler
said.
According to a press release from the Urbana Police Department, at around 11
a.m. Friday, officers were dispatched to 1343 N. Lincoln Ave. and directed
to an apartment where they found Huang dead.
Mitchell Smith, vice president of operations for The Scion Group, which owns
and manages One South, confirmed that the apartment was located at One Sout
h apartment complex, 1321 N. Lincoln Ave.
According to the female who reported the incident, the suspect forced his wa
y into the apartment and detained two females inside. One female, who was se
cured in the bathroom, left the apartment uninjured and stopped a person in
the area, who then reported the incident to police.
Local police and METCAD 911 were able to determine the possible location of
the suspect using cellphone technology. The suspect was taken into custody a
t Value Place, a motel located at 1212 W. Anthony Drive in Champaign.
An Illini-Alert describing the suspect was issued around 12:45 p.m.
Kelsey Adler, junior in LAS, lives at One South and said she also received e
mails from One South notifying her of the homicide.
“I do feel safe because it was an isolated incident between two people,” A
dler said. “It was between a boy and his ex-girlfriend ... He’s not going
to go around shooting random people.”
Liang Ma, junior in Engineering, also lives at One South.
“I was not here, but I heard it on the news, and I was shocked,” Ma said.
“Studying in Champaign is kind of safe ... although we sometimes receive cr
ime alerts.”
The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information can call the Urbana Po
lice Department at 384-2320 or Crime Stoppers at 373-8477. |
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