Qinxuan Pan.
U.S. Marshals have doubled to $10,000 a reward for information leading to the arrest of Qinxuan Pan, the 29-year-old fugitive wanted for questioning in connection with the Feb. 6 murder in New Haven’s Goatville neighborhood of 26-year-old Yale graduate student Kevin Jiang.
Pan, a researcher at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), was last spotted in Georgia.
The U.S. Marshals-led Violent Fugitive Task Force is leading the effort to locate Pan to assist in the New Haven police investigation of the murder.
“Pan is a 6‑foot Asian male weighing 170 pounds with a medium complexion and short black hair. He could possibly be staying with friends or family in the Duluth or Brookhaven areas of Georgia. Pan was last seen in the early morning hours on Feb. 11 driving with family members in Brookhaven or Duluth, Georgia. According to family, Pan was carrying a black backpack and acting strange,” stated a Marshals release issued Tuesday afternoon.
Authorities have dubbed Pan a “person of interest” in the murder. He is also wanted on a warrant on charges of unlawful flight to avoid prosecution and interstate theft of a vehicle.
“Persons having information about Pan’s whereabouts should contact the U.S. Marshals at 1 – 877-Wanted‑2 (1 – 877-926‑8332),” the release stated. “Any information shared will be considered confidential. Pan should be considered armed and dangerous. Individuals should not attempt to apprehend him themselves.”
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