On the evening of November 16, 2024, a shocking knife-wounding incident occurred at Wuxi Institute of Technology in Yixing City, Jiangsu Province, killing 8 people and injuring 17 people. According to the local police, the suspect Xu Moujin (male, 21 years old, a 2024 graduate of the school) has been arrested on the spot. The background, motive and subsequent handling of the case have attracted widespread attention.

Event review

The incident occurred at around 7 o'clock that evening, and Xu Moujin broke into the campus with a weapon. According to eyewitnesses at the scene, the attack occurred suddenly and was highly random. Many students and school staff were caught off guard at the time of the incident, and some people were injured before they even realized the danger was coming. The police quickly rushed to the scene to control the situation, and about 30 minutes later, the suspect was subdued and taken away from the scene.

Motive for the crime: personal grudges led to tragedy

The police investigation showed that Xu Moujin failed to obtain his graduation certificate because he failed the exam. In addition, he was dissatisfied with the issue of remuneration during the internship. These grudges prompted him to plan and implement this vicious case. After the incident, Xu confessed to the crime.

Such motives expose the psychological problems and lack of social support of some young people when facing pressure and frustration, and also sound the alarm for educational institutions and society.

Victims and treatment work

The incident caused 8 deaths and 17 injuries. The medical department of Yixing City quickly launched an emergency plan and made every effort to treat the injured. So far, some of the injured have been out of danger, but the situation of some seriously injured is not optimistic.

The victims include many students and school staff, and their identities have not been fully disclosed. The government is actively contacting the families of the victims and providing psychological and financial assistance, while starting to carry out follow-up work.

Campus safety is questioned again

This incident once again put the issue of campus safety at the forefront of public opinion. Although my country's campus security work has been continuously strengthened in recent years, this case highlights the shortcomings in mental health monitoring, prevention of emergencies and personnel screening.

Experts suggest:

Mental health intervention

Colleges and universities should establish a more complete psychological counseling and guidance mechanism to promptly identify and intervene in students who may have psychological problems.

Campus security upgrade

Increase security forces on campus, strengthen access control management, and conduct timely verification of suspicious persons.

Crisis handling drills

Carry out regular safety drills to improve the emergency response capabilities of teachers and students in emergencies.

Public opinion and social reflection

After the incident was exposed, it triggered widespread social discussion. Public opinion generally focused on the following aspects:

Personal psychological problems

In recent years, in similar vicious cases, criminal suspects often suffer from long-term psychological problems or accumulated social pressure, which eventually led to tragedy. The society urgently needs to pay attention to and improve the mental health support system.

Education and employment dilemma

From the motive of the case, Xu Moujin's dissatisfaction stems from the educational results (graduation certificate) and internship remuneration, which reflects the anxiety of some students about their employment prospects. The society and colleges and universities should provide more resources in vocational education and employment support.

Public safety awareness

The occurrence of such vicious incidents reminds the public that it is crucial to increase awareness of abnormal behavior around them and call the police in time when necessary.

Response measures of the government and the school

After the incident, the local government quickly set up a special team to promote the investigation of the case, the treatment of the injured and the comfort of their families. At the same time, the education department has ordered the school to comprehensively strengthen security measures and launch an investigation into campus management loopholes.

The school said that it deeply reflected on this incident and would start to carry out comprehensive rectification in terms of mental health support, security system construction and student care mechanism to ensure that similar incidents do not happen again.

Alarm bells ringing, pay attention to campus safety and mental health

The knife attack on the campus in Yixing, Jiangsu is not only a heartbreaking tragedy, but also a warning. It reminds all sectors of society: while pursuing material security, mental health and social support system construction are equally important. How to make educational institutions a truly safe haven, rather than a high-incidence area of potential risks, requires joint efforts from the government, schools and society.

May the deceased rest in peace, the living be strong, and the future be safer and more peaceful.