21-Year-Old Man Charged With Two Counts Of Capital Murder, One Count Of Attempted Murder

AUBURN, AL- Police in Auburn have charged a 21-year-old man with two counts of attempted murder and one count of attempt to commit murder in connection to an assault in Auburn on Thursday evening.

According to the Auburn Police Division, on October 22, 2020, at about 7:15 p.m. Auburn Police responded to an assault in the 700 block of Monroe Drive, the residence is located in The Oaks neighborhood.

Officers and medical personnel located two victims at the residence in need of medical attention. A third person was also located near the scene and determined to be the suspect in the assault.

Emergency medical officials transported the two victims from the scene. Auburn Police have said the preliminary investigation indicates that the assault was not a random act. The victims and the suspect were known to one another.

Police state Zhuobin Wang, 21, of Auburn is suspected of forcibly entering a residence in the 700 block of Monroe Drive and stabbing a male and female inside the home. Wang is confirmed to be an acquaintance of the victims, and the crime was not random.

Police state the male victim passed from his injuries overnight on Thursday, October 22, 2020, at East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika. The female victim remains hospitalized and is listed in critical condition.

Wang was taken into custody and transported to the Lee County Detention Facility where he was further processed and is being held without bond. Wang is being charged with two counts of capital murder and one count of criminal attempt to commit murder. The case remains under investigation by the Auburn Police Division and anyone with information is asked to contact the Auburn Police Division at 334.501.3140 or the Tip Line at 334.246.1391.