WASHINGTON, May 7 — An ethnic Chinese scientist working on the novel coronavirus in the United States has been shot dead in what police said was a murder-suicide over an “intimate partner”. Bing Liu, 37, was found dead at the weekend in his home on the outskirts of Pittsburgh, where he...
Covid-19 researcher shot dead in US murder-suicide. — Reuters pic
The body of his suspected attacker, 46-year-old Hao Gu, was discovered around the corner in what authorities said was a suicide, according to local news channel WTAE. “Bing Liu was killed by a corrupt government,” wrote one Twitter user. “He was close to exposing the truth about Covid-19 and how it originated in the US.”
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