35 Years For Pan For 2021 Murder Of Kevin Jiang In New Haven: Official

NEW HAVEN, CT —Qinxuan Pan, 33, was sentenced to 35 years in prison for the 2021 murder of Yale grad student Kevin Jiang, a Yale grad student, New Haven State's John P. Doyle, Jr. said Tuesday.

Pan, a former Massachusetts Institute of Technology researcher, pleaded guilty to murder in February.

On Feb. 6, 2021, New Haven police were called to the intersection of Lawrence and Nicoll streets following several 911 calls reporting a shooting. When they got there, they found Jiang, 26, suffering from numerous gunshot wounds. He'd later be pronounced dead.

After an extensive three-month search in multiple states, Pan was ultimately arrested in Alabama and extradited back to Connecticut.

"Today, I would like to extend my condolences to the friends and family of Mr. Jiang who have endured such an unimaginable loss due to this senseless crime," Doyle said.

New Haven Chief of Police Karl Jacobson said he hopes the conviction and sentence bring the Jiang family some measure of peace.

"On behalf of the New Haven Police Department, I would again like to extend my deepest sympathy to Kevin's family, fiancée, and friends. I hope the arrest and conviction brings some solace to them," he said. "While we recognize that nothing will bring Kevin back, I would like to thank the officers and detectives of this department, along with our state and federal partners, who worked diligently to arrest Qinxuan Pan for this murder."

And Doyle extended his "gratitude to all law enforcement agencies involved in this investigation, including the New Haven, Hamden, Meriden, North Haven, Yale University and Newington Police Departments, the Connecticut State Police, the Mansfield, Mass., Police Department, Massachusetts State Police, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Police Department, various police officials in Georgia, Alabama, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and West Virginia, as well as the FBI, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the U.S. Attorney’s Office and the U.S. Marshals Service."

The case was prosecuted by Supervisory Assistant State’s Attorney Stacey M. Miranda and Assistant State’s Attorneys Kelly E. Davis and Gregory L. Borrelli, who were assisted by Inspectors Alfonso Vasquez and Peter Lavelle. The New Haven State’s Attorney’s Office is grateful to Victim Services Advocate Christie Ciancola for her advocacy on behalf of the family of Mr. Jiang.

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