A Flushing man was found guilty on Tuesday of brutally killing a 29-year-old woman at his Main Street apartment after a jury deliberated for just two hours before reaching a verdict.
Quming Wan, 55, was convicted of murder, sexual abuse, and related charges for the November 2021 death of Jiaomei Zhou, whose body he carried from his blood-soaked residence to the lobby before he was interrupted by other residents of his building across from Kissena Corridor Park.
According to the charges and trial testimony, on the night of Nov. 1, 2021, police from the 109th Precinct in Flushing responded to a 911 call of an assault in progress at Wan’s apartment building at 55-26 Main St. and upon entering the lobby area, saw the victim unconscious and unresponsive with blood on her pants. EMS responded to the location and pronounced Zhou dead at the scene.
A search by detectives revealed blood on the door frame of Wan’s second-floor apartment, the floor of his bedroom, and on the mattress, desk chair, and bedroom wall. Two bloody rags were found inside the bathroom, and multiple blood-covered items, including towels and a woman’s tank top, were in a laundry bag hidden in Wan’s bedroom closet.
Wan had blood on his feet and underwear. An autopsy determined that Zhou, of 24th Avenue in Flushing, died from penetrating blunt force trauma of the perineum and pelvis. The fatal injury was caused by a blunt object repeatedly inserted into her pelvis, causing extensive internal damage.
“This defendant brutally murdered a young woman in his apartment and callously carried her lifeless body to his building’s lobby before he was stopped,” Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz said. “He also tried to hide evidence of the crime.”
Trial openings began on Sept. 26, and closings occurred on Tuesday, Oct. 8, when the jury rendered its guilty verdict. Queens Supreme Court Justice Michael Aloise set sentencing for November 21. Wan faces 25 years to life in prison.
“We presented a strong case against the defendant, and a jury found him guilty,” Katz said. “We hope the verdict provides a measure of solace to the victim’s loved ones.”
