China News Agency, New York, November 13th. The Chicago police announced on the 12th that the suspect for robbery and murder of a Chinese student who graduated from the University of Chicago had been arrested and he was charged with first-degree murder and other charges.

　　According to a report from the Chicago Police Department, the suspect is an 18-year-old African-American man Alton Spann (Alton Spann). The police took him into custody on the afternoon of the 12th. The state attorney in Cook County, where Chicago is located, has filed a lawsuit against him. Convictions of murder, illegal use of weapons, robbery by armed force.

Span is expected to appear in court for the first time on the 13th.

　　The local media "Chicago Tribune" reported on the 13th that the Chicago police had further restored the circumstances of the case by obtaining surveillance video and questioning witnesses.

At about 2 pm local time on the 9th, Zheng Shaoxiong, a 24-year-old Chinese student who graduated from the University of Chicago, was robbed by a gunman Spun on his way home from the school. Spun shot him in the chest and stole some electronics. Product, and then drove away.

Zheng Shaoxiong died of his injuries after being taken to the hospital.

　　According to the report, on the day of the crime, the Chicago police used the city’s surveillance system to lock down the murderer Spann and determined that the black Ford he drove at the time of the crime was theft.

The police revealed that Spann was caught by surveillance while trying to sell the stolen goods. He sold the electronic products he had previously robbed for $100.

When the police arrested Span, he was in possession of the same gun that he had used when committing the crime.

　　On the 12th, Chicago Police Department Chief David Brown said that Spann is currently the only suspect in the case and the police are still clarifying some fragmentary clues to determine whether the case also involves other suspects.

　　According to the "Chicago Sun" report, the case took place in Hyde Park near the University of Chicago.

In 2021, there have been 5 homicides in Hyde Park; in 2020, the number of homicides in this area is zero.

　　Chicago is the third largest city in the United States, and the number of people being shot has continued to increase in recent years.

According to the latest data released by the Chicago Police Department, as of October 31 this year, a total of 3,766 people were shot in the city, an increase of 9.4% from the same period last year.

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