Photos: USC student dead after attack

Supporters of slain USC student Xinran Ji, in photos, gather for a press conference after the arraignment of Jonathan Del Carmen, Andrew Garcia, Alberto Ochoa and Alejandra Guerrero in downtown Los Angeles.  (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

Family attorney Rose Tsai, right, and many other supporters showed up to show their support for victim Xinran Ji outside court.  (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

Students bring white flowers to the memorial service to honor Xinran Ji.  (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

Xinran Ji in a photo displayed at the memorial service for the slain USC graduate student.  (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

Jinhui Du, center, mother of USC Chinese graduate student Xinran Ji, 24, is escorted by family members into Universal Chung Wah Funeral Home in Alhambra.  (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)

Songbo Ji, left, and Jinhui Du, fourth from left, parents of USC graduate student Xinran Ji, 24, break down during a press conference outside of the Universal Chung Wah Funeral Home in Alhambra.  (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)

Relatives of Andrew Garcia talk with the media after he, Jonathan Del Carmen, Alberto Ochoa and Alejandra Guerrero appeared in court, accused of killing USC grad student Xinran Ji. Left to right are Garcia’s father Cresencio Garcia Jr., sister Rosemary Garcia, mother Rosalie Garcia and brother Chris Garcia.  (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

LAPD Cmdr. Andy Smith announces the arrests in connection with the killing of USC student Xinran Ji at the Los Angeles Police Department’s Comstat room.  (Jabin Botsford / Los Angeles Times)

USC students walk by blood on the sidewalk on Orchard Avenue between 29th and 30th streets near USC after an attack that killed a graduate student.  (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

A USC Public Safety vehicle sits in front of the apartment building where USC engineering graduate student Xinran Ji was found dead. He was the victim of a brutal assault, police said.  (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

LAPD detectives do a follow-up investigation in front of the apartment building where University of Southern California engineering graduate student Xinran Ji was found dead.  (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

LAPD Lt. Andy Neiman says the fatal attack on a USC graduate student may have been a crime of opportunity, but it’s unclear whether the victim was robbed.  (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

The scene outside an apartment near USC where a graduate student was found dead inside.  (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

A USC student was found dead in an apartment near campus.  (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

LAPD officers investigate around the apartment building where a USC Chinese graduate student was found dead. He was the victim of an assault a few blocks from campus, the university said Thursday.  (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

A USC graduate student from China was found dead at an apartment in the University Park area north of campus.  (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)