[note 1][6] Dennis Zheng Shaoxiong (Chinese: 郑少雄; pinyin: Zhèng Shǎoxióng) (1997 – November 9, 2021) was born in the city of Leshan, Sichuan Province.
After successfully completing the National Higher Education Entrance Examination, he entered the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science at the University of Hong Kong (HKU).
[10] On the afternoon of November 12, 2021, Chicago Police superintendent David Brown announced that Spann has been charged with first-degree murder, armed robbery and two counts of unlawful use of a weapon, and the court barred him from bail.
In January 2022, Spann's trial was held in online again at the Cook County Court and he was charged with six crimes including murder, intentional wounding to death, and robbery.
"[19] On November 19, the Consulate General of the People's Republic of China in Chicago issued an announcement, strongly urging the US government to protect the safety of Chinese citizens from hate crimes and racist bullying.
[24][25] In order to provide aid to his family, a donation drive was started in accordance to the request from Zheng's mother and was approved by University of Chicago Chinese Students and Scholars Association.