FBI Joins Search for Missing Visiting Chinese Scholar at University of Illinois
  • 7 years ago
The FBI has joined the search for a Chinese visiting scholar at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign who has been missing since Friday, June 9. Yingying Zhang, 26, was reported missing on Saturday, according to reports.The FBI has ruled the case a kidnapping, though nothing has been ruled out, the report said. Zhang arrived on campus in April.The University of Illinois Police released surveillance video showing Zhang getting into a black vehicle. There have been reports of someone in a similar black vehicle inviting young women into the car, the news report said.The FBI plans to post billboards throughout the state about Zhang’s case. The university police released this video and images as part of its search for clues. Credit: University of Illinois Police via Storyful