Kevin Jiang was 26 and a Yale graduate student when he was shot and killed in New Haven on the evening of February 6, 2021. He had spent the day with his fiancée, Zion Perry, hiking and ice fishing; they had announced their engagement about a week earlier. Around 8:30 p.m. in the East Rock neighborhood, Jiang’s Toyota Prius was struck from behind by a dark SUV. After he exited his car to check on the other driver, he was shot multiple times and died at the scene.

Witnesses heard the collision and then gunfire; one witness saw the shooter stand over Jiang, already on the ground, and fire additional shots into his body. Investigators initially considered road rage, but the close-range, personal nature of the attack shifted focus to other motives. Police identified a person of interest who was connected to Jiang’s fiancée; Perry described their relationship as a friendship but said she believed he was romantically interested in her.

Does anyone have information about Jiang’s movements that night or saw a dark SUV in the East Rock area?