Ex-researcher who shot dean found guilty of attempted murder

  A New York jury has found Hengjun Chao, a former research assistant professor at Mount Sinai, guilty of attempted second degree murder and two other charges. Last year, Chao shot Dennis Charney, a Mount Sinai dean who had fired him in 2010 for misconduct, outside of a deli in a wealthy New York suburb. … Continue reading Ex-researcher who shot dean found guilty of attempted murder