Chinese professor researching corona virus killed in US

Chinese professor researching corona virus killed in US

A Chinese professor researching the corona virus at the University of Pittsburgh in the United States has been killed. 

The university says the slain professor was close to critical findings in his research on the corona virus.

Police say Assistant Professor Bing Liu was found dead in his home with bullet marks on his head and throat.

Police say another man was found dead in a car near Professor Liu's home and that the same man allegedly committed suicide in his car after killing Professor Liu at their home.

Police believe the two men knew each other, but there is no evidence that Professor Liu was killed because he was a Chinese citizen.

The University of Pittsburgh said in a statement that it was "deeply saddened" by the death of Professor Liu. 

Professor Liu's colleagues at the university say that Professor Lou Corona was doing very important research on the virus SARS CoV2 and that he had come to very important conclusions about it.