A female Chinese student was shot to death on Saturday in Arizona, an official from the Chinese Consulate General in Los Angeles said on Sunday.

Jiang Yue, a 19-year-old second-year student at the Arizona State University, was shot multiple times by 32-year-old white female Holly Davis, whose car hit Jiang's in front of a stop light in Tempe city, according to information released by the consulate.

While Jiang's male passenger got out the car to check the damage, Davis walked up to the car and shot Jiang through the window, preliminary information showed.