Arizona State Carey Prof Arrested In Shooting Death Of His Wife

A long-time professor at Arizona State University’s business school has been arrested in the shooting death of his wife, according to news reports.

David Zhu, who has taught at the W.P. Carey School of Business since 2009, was arrested August 17 and later charged with one count of first-degree murder in the death of his wife, Susan Yijuan Yan.

Yan was shot in the couple’s home in Scottsdale and later pronounced dead in an area hospital.

A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE

Zhu allegedly had a long history of domestic violence, “which included threats of murder or suicide and an increase in the frequency or intensity of incidents,” reports the Arizona Republic newspaper, citing Maricopa County superior court records.

The couple has two teenage children who were home at the time of the shooting. They reportedly told police officers Zhu and his wife were in a “screaming fight” when they heard two gunshots.

“Neither child expressed any surprise that David has shot and killed their mother,” the Republic reported, citing investigators’ reports in the records.

A DEAN’S COUNCIL DISTINGUISHED SCHOLAR

According to his online CV, Zhu earned a bachelor’s degree in chemistry and a master’s in economics from Nankai University in China. He earned his Ph.D. in strategy from the University of Michigan Ross School of Business in 2002. He became an assistant professor of management at ASU Carey later that year.

Since August 2021 he has been a professor of management and entrepreneurship at the Carey School, as well as a Dean’s Council Distinguished Scholar.

Zhu’s faculty page at the Carey School lists his expertise areas as Behavioral Strategy, Boards of Directors, CEOs, Corporate Governance, Corporate Strategy, Innovation, and Social Networks. Both the faculty page and his LinkedIn profile state that Zhu “builds on behavioral theories to examine strategic decision making of top executives and directors, innovation, Chinese management, corporate governance, and corporate strategy. He also studies the structure of corporate elite networks and resource exchange networks.”

His work has been published in such scholarly journals as the Academy of Management Journal, Administrative Science Quarterly, Organization Science, and Strategic Management Journal, and his research has been featured in the Wall Street Journal and Forbes.

ZHU PLACED ON LEAVE BY ASU

Zhu is being held at a Maricopa County jail on a $1 million bond. According to online jail records he faces one count of first-degree murder. He is scheduled to appear in court Friday, August 23.

If found guilty of first-degree murder, Zhu could face the death penalty, life imprisonment without the possibility of parole, or life imprisonment with the possibility of parole after 25 years.

“Our condolences go out to all those affected by this tragedy,” a university spokesperson told the Arizona Republic newspaper. “Zhu is being placed on administrative leave and barred from coming to campus or participating in any ASU activities, while the university proceeds with the personnel process, according to applicable Arizona Board of Regents and local policies.”

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亚利桑那州大学华裔教授在家枪杀妻子
2024年8月17日，47岁亚利桑那州州立大学华裔教授朱洪泉（David Zhu）在家开枪杀死妻子，被控一级谋杀罪。

上周六（8月17日），47岁亚利桑那州州立大学华裔教授朱洪泉（David Zhu）在家开枪杀死妻子。目前，朱洪泉被控一级谋杀罪，保释金定为100万美元。

斯科茨代尔（Scottsdale）警察局证实，17日晚6:30，当地一栋民宅发生枪击案，警方到场发现一名女子受枪伤，送医后不治身亡。

警方没有说明什么原因引发了枪击事件。根据公布的法庭记录，朱洪泉的两个孩子（19岁女儿和14岁的儿子）当时在家，他们告诉警察，在他们听到两声枪响声之前，父亲和母亲有传来“尖叫和打架”的声音。

记录还显示，朱洪泉有多年的家暴史，包括谋杀或自杀的威胁，发生的频率或强度近期有增加。

调查人员在记录中写道，两个在场的孩子没有受伤。他们说，父母之间多年来经常发生家暴，“没有任何一个孩子对朱会开枪打死母亲表示惊讶”。

枪击事件发生后，最小的孩子从屋后跑出去，请邻居帮助拨打了911。法庭记录显示，朱洪泉本人在此之前已拨打911，他表示枪击是“意外的”，他后来告诉警察“我当时试图射击她身后的墙壁。”

根据法庭记录，警察赶到事发现场时，发现地板上有碎玻璃和透明液体，墙上有霰弹枪爆炸留下的痕迹，也有一颗子弹穿过的痕迹。

记录说，一名女子面朝上躺在主卧室外的走廊地板上，地板上有血迹。该名女子当时已没有反应。警方发现，女子背部上方有一道枪伤。

警方在走廊地板上发现两枚用过的霰弹枪弹壳。主卧室地板上还有把霰弹枪和一颗未用过的子弹。然后，在主卧室衣柜处发现了一把步枪。此时，朱洪泉还主动提供信息，在主卧室床边还有一把手枪。

“我当时试图朝她身后的墙壁开枪。”朱洪泉告诉警察。

亚利桑那州州立大学（Arizona State University，ASU）发言人周一（19日）证实，朱洪泉是凯瑞商学院管理与创业系教授。

根据ASU官网，47岁的朱洪泉本科和硕士毕业于南开大学，随后在密歇根大学获得博士学位。2009年开始在亚利桑那州州立大学商学院任职，现任WP Carey中国DBA专案主任。

华文报纸报导说，死者为46岁妻子严仪娟（Susan Yijuan Yan，音译），生前在蓝十字蓝盾保险公司工作。

ASU大学发言人在给《亚利桑那共和报》（The Arizona Republic）的声明中说：“我们向所有受这场悲剧影响的人表示哀悼。根据适用的（政府）政策，朱洪泉被停职，禁止进入校园或参加任何ASU活动，大学将继续走人事程序。”

斯科茨代尔警察局发言人艾莉森·塞普西斯中士（Sgt. Allison Sempsis）说，这是一项正在进行的调查，但警方已确定“对周围社区没有威胁，因为这是一个孤立事件”。