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Philadelphia Man Charged With Killing Yuan Yuan Lu After She Reported Assault

Prosecutors describe a stalking pattern that escalated into lethal domestic violence.

Overview

  • Yujun Ren, 32, surrendered to Middletown Township police on Sunday, admitted involvement, and directed officers to the Levittown scene on Outlook Lane.
  • Bristol Township officers found Lu shot in the driver’s seat of a white Hyundai, with a gunshot wound to the head, a struck driver’s-side window, and a small-caliber shell casing recovered.
  • The day before the killing, Lu reported to Philadelphia police that Ren had sexually assaulted her and told officers she was ending the relationship, after which investigators say he stalked her.
  • Ren is charged with criminal homicide, stalking, and possession of an instrument of crime, is being held without bail, and has a preliminary hearing scheduled for Tuesday.
  • Ren told investigators the shooting was accidental after he tried to scare Lu, a claim authorities dispute; a woman identifying as his aunt surrendered his legally owned Mossberg 9mm pistol the day he turned himself in.