Professor of the UC Berkeley shot by armed man in Greece

Professor of the UC Berkeley shot by armed man in Greece

The police in Greece searches for the murderer of a professor of the University of California, Berkeley, who was shot in Athens on July 4, while visiting his children and participating in a custody procedure.

Details of the incident

przemyslaw Jeziorski, 43, was an economist and professor of marketing at the Haas School of Business of UC Berkeley. He was hit several times in a residential area in Athen's suburb Agia Paraskevi and died at the scene, the authorities reported.

A masked perpetrator "approached the victim on foot and opened the fire at around 4:15 p.m.", with Jeziorski being hit in the neck and breast, the police spokeswoman Konstantina Dimoglidou said. Seven sleeves of a 9mm fire rifle were found at the scene.

investigation and suspicious

A murder examination is in progress. Since the suspect is still at large for more than a week after the incident, the friends and family of Jeziorski ask the police to intensify their efforts. The incident took place near the house of Jeziorski's ex-wife, a day after he had taken part in a custody negotiation.

A high -ranking police representative who wanted to remain anonymous because he was not authorized to speak publicly about the case, informed CNN that "all scenarios, including close family members, are examined". However, there were no further details on the topic.

The police spokesman said that the murder had "signs of an order murder", which is why connections to organized crime were also examined. In addition, the police stated that Jeziorski had no criminal record in Greece.

eyewitnesses reported a masked man in black who approached the victim on foot. A witness told the local media that she heard about six shots and saw how the perpetrator continued from the crime scene.

family life and the effects

The family of Jeziorski collects money to attribute its remains to his homeland in Poland and to receive legal support in Greece, "to take legal action and support the ongoing investigations."

"Our family is destroyed and we do everything to ensure that justice is produced," wrote his brother łukasz Jeziorski on the online fundraiser.

appreciation and legacy

The UC Berkeley said in a statement that Jeziorski had "a passion for teaching" and had trained over 1,500 master and doctoral students in data analysis during his 13 years at the faculty. Friends and colleagues described him as "a wonderful person, friend and colleague" who was "exceptionally talented and hardworking".

"I am deeply affected by the tragic and sudden news about the death of Professor Przemyslaw Jeziorski, an estimated member of our marketing faculty and the Haas community," said Jenny Chatman, dean of the business school of UC Berkeley, in the explanation. "While the authorities examine what has happened, our focus is on offering our community in this difficult phase. My condolences apply to Przemek's family and his relatives. We will miss it."

The highly acclaimed economist developed a popular MBA course for marketing analysis and "became a leading expert for quantitative marketing strategies, industrial organization and the economy of digital markets," said the University of Berkeley.

his research on livelihood security entrepreneurs and financial inclusion led him around the world, with a colleague describing him as "actually adventurous".

"He was a loving father of two small children and always ready to help if someone needed support," said Berkeley professor Zsolt Katona in the opinion. "He had a great influence on the marketing field, not only through his research, but also through his energetic presence and optimism, paired with a healthy level of skepticism."

Before working at Berkeley University, Jeziorski worked as an assistant professor for economics at John's Hopkins University and as a guest scientist at Microsoft. He achieved his doctorate in economic analysis at Stanford University and acquired master qualifications at the University of Arizona and the Warsaw School of Economics in Poland.

Jeziorski was published in several renowned scientific magazines, including the American Economic Journal and the Rand Journal of Economics. He was also a co-founder of a start-up called Keybee, a platform for the management of short-term rental objects.