/live-updates/unc-alert-armed-and-dangerous-person-on-near-chapel-hill-campus Police have charged a University of North Carolina graduate student with first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of a faculty member that caused a campus lockdown during the search for the gunman. en-US Copyright Tue, 29 Aug 2023 23:01:04 GMT /live-updates/unc-alert-armed-and-dangerous-person-on-near-chapel-hill-campus#moms-of-unc-chapel-hill-offer-hugs-and-furry-friends-to-pet-after-yesterdays-traumatic-events The UNC-Chapel Hill campus was noticeably quiet on Tuesday afternoon. But in front of Rams Head Recreation Center, a group of mothers held signs reading… Tue, 29 Aug 2023 23:01:04 GMT 0000018a-4381-d452-afcb-efe5fa690000 /live-updates/unc-alert-armed-and-dangerous-person-on-near-chapel-hill-campus#unc-graduate-student-charged-with-killing-faculty-advisor-makes-first-court-appearance The UNC-Chapel Hill graduate student accused of killing his faculty advisor on campus Monday made his first appearance in court today. The UNC Police… Tue, 29 Aug 2023 22:55:05 GMT 0000018a-4379-d601-afea-637b7a750000 /live-updates/unc-alert-armed-and-dangerous-person-on-near-chapel-hill-campus#asian-american-group-urges-folks-to-reject-anti-asian-rhetoric-following-the-shooting-at-unc The advocacy group North Carolina Asian Americans Together is asking the general public to reject the anti-Asian discourse that has increased on social… Tue, 29 Aug 2023 19:13:23 GMT 0000018a-4288-dbd4-a9ca-cba888d50000 /live-updates/unc-alert-armed-and-dangerous-person-on-near-chapel-hill-campus#victim-identified-as-unc-science-professor The man who was fatally shot on Monday on the campus of UNC-Chapel Hill has been identified by the Associated Press as Zijie Yan, an associate professor… Tue, 29 Aug 2023 15:50:46 GMT 0000018a-41ef-d98d-a5ba-73ffc4070000 /live-updates/unc-alert-armed-and-dangerous-person-on-near-chapel-hill-campus#suspect-in-unc-chapel-hill-shooting-to-appear-in-court-tuesday The suspect in the apparent shooting at UNC-Chapel Hill on Monday that killed a faculty member was booked into custody by the Orange County Sheriff’s… Tue, 29 Aug 2023 14:45:45 GMT 0000018a-41bd-deac-a1ef-4dff1b3a0000 /live-updates/unc-alert-armed-and-dangerous-person-on-near-chapel-hill-campus#unc-chapel-hill-shooting-suspects-motive-in-the-killing-of-a-faculty-member-is-unclear-police-say Police are searching for both the weapon and the motive in a shooting at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill that left one faculty member dead… Tue, 29 Aug 2023 11:32:04 GMT 0000018a-410d-d528-adbe-47ed8b580000 /live-updates/unc-alert-armed-and-dangerous-person-on-near-chapel-hill-campus#scenes-from-around-the-unc-campus-after-officials-gave-the-all-clear Freelance photographer Matt Ramey was on assignment for ��������վ after a gunman shot and killed a faculty member in a science building at the University of… Tue, 29 Aug 2023 02:30:37 GMT 0000018a-3f1a-d991-a9eb-ff5e9a360000 /live-updates/unc-alert-armed-and-dangerous-person-on-near-chapel-hill-campus#unc-students-and-faculty-react-to-the-shooting-on-campus-that-left-one-faculty-member-dead Emergency sirens sounded about two minutes after a 911 caller reported gunfire around 1 p.m. at the laboratory in the heart of the flagship campus, UNC… Tue, 29 Aug 2023 02:23:41 GMT 0000018a-3f15-d991-a9eb-ff55d0a50000 /live-updates/unc-alert-armed-and-dangerous-person-on-near-chapel-hill-campus#police-we-are-sure-that-its-him Police are confident that the suspect arrested Monday afternoon is responsible for the shooting death of a faculty member at the Caudill Laboratories on… Mon, 28 Aug 2023 22:31:23 GMT 0000018a-3e3a-df5c-a3fe-7fbade180000 /live-updates/unc-alert-armed-and-dangerous-person-on-near-chapel-hill-campus#unc-faculty-member-killed-in-shooting A faculty member was killed during Monday's shooting on UNC-Chapel Hill's campus.Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz alerted the UNC community in an email around… Mon, 28 Aug 2023 21:49:27 GMT 0000018a-3e10-d78a-a1db-bf3ecb120000 /live-updates/unc-alert-armed-and-dangerous-person-on-near-chapel-hill-campus#unc-police-ok-to-resume-normal-activities UNC-Chapel Hill campus police issued a notice of "all clear," around 4:14 p.m. Monday after the campus was under lockdown for more than three hours."All… Mon, 28 Aug 2023 20:20:25 GMT 0000018a-3dca-daf6-afba-3ffe52300000 /live-updates/unc-alert-armed-and-dangerous-person-on-near-chapel-hill-campus#elected-officials-in-north-carolina-offer-support-prayers-to-unc-chapel-hill Elected officials from both sides of the aisle posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, on Monday afternoon to offer their support and prayers for the… Mon, 28 Aug 2023 20:08:41 GMT 0000018a-3dba-d78a-a1db-bfbeaaef0000 /live-updates/unc-alert-armed-and-dangerous-person-on-near-chapel-hill-campus#police-search-for-suspected-shooter-at-university-of-north-carolina-students-warned-to-stay-inside An apparent shooting at the University of North Carolina flagship campus on Monday led to a school-wide alert warning of an "armed, dangerous person on or… Mon, 28 Aug 2023 20:01:33 GMT 0000018a-3db9-d021-a3ff-bfbdd97b0000 /live-updates/unc-alert-armed-and-dangerous-person-on-near-chapel-hill-campus#chapel-hill-carrboro-city-schools-given-all-clear Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools began dismissing students at 3:40 p.m. Monday afternoon, more than an hour after the normal dismissal time due to an… Mon, 28 Aug 2023 19:55:28 GMT 0000018a-3db1-df5c-a3fe-7db9afe50000 /live-updates/unc-alert-armed-and-dangerous-person-on-near-chapel-hill-campus#unc-says-all-classes-and-events-are-cancelled-for-the-rest-of-today All classes and events at UNC-Chapel Hill have been cancelled for the rest of the day.The university sent out the update via its alert system around 3:15… Mon, 28 Aug 2023 19:31:29 GMT 0000018a-3d9c-dde3-a7da-7ddef2a60000 /live-updates/unc-alert-armed-and-dangerous-person-on-near-chapel-hill-campus#nc-gov-cooper-pledges-resources-to-protect-unc North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper said Monday afternoon that he has "pledged all state resources needed to capture shooter and protect the UNC campus."Cooper… Mon, 28 Aug 2023 18:50:26 GMT 0000018a-3d75-d0b8-a59b-7ff5b5260000 /live-updates/unc-alert-armed-and-dangerous-person-on-near-chapel-hill-campus#suspect-still-at-large-unc-says-chccs-remains-locked-down As of 2:24 p.m. on Monday, the suspect — who UNC officials called "armed and dangerous" — is not in police custody.Around 2:35 p.m., UNC police shared a… Mon, 28 Aug 2023 18:34:43 GMT 0000018a-3d67-df5c-a3fe-7dff24ed0000 /live-updates/unc-alert-armed-and-dangerous-person-on-near-chapel-hill-campus#shelter-in-place-order-remains-in-effect-unc-says Nearly an hour after Alert Carolina issued its first alert about an "armed and dangerous" person near UNC's campus on Monday afternoon, the shelter in… Mon, 28 Aug 2023 18:05:05 GMT 0000018a-3d4c-d78a-a1db-bf6eabb70000 /live-updates/unc-alert-armed-and-dangerous-person-on-near-chapel-hill-campus#chapel-hill-carrboro-city-schools-enters-secure-mode Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools entered "Secure Mode" on Monday afternoon after the report of an "armed and dangerous person" near the campus of… Mon, 28 Aug 2023 17:52:49 GMT 0000018a-3d42-d021-a3ff-bf4fabd20000 /live-updates/unc-alert-armed-and-dangerous-person-on-near-chapel-hill-campus#unc-armed-and-dangerous-person-near-campus-monday-afternoon Officials with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill said there was an “armed and dangerous person on or near campus” on Monday afternoon and… Mon, 28 Aug 2023 17:33:13 GMT 0000018a-3d31-de6c-a7df-7ff7d7530000