A 43‑year-old UC Berkeley associate professor, Przemysław “Przemek” Jeziorski, was tragically shot and killed on July 4, 2025, in Agia Paraskevi, a suburb of Athens, Greece The attack occurred in broad daylight, mere feet from his ex-wife’s home, as he was visiting for a child custody hearing regarding his two children

Reports indicate a masked gunman fired five shots at close range, targeting Jeziorski in the chest and neck before fleeing the scene on foot. Surveillance footage captured a car nearby, suggesting this may have been a pre‑planned, targeted attack

Jeziorski was not just a father of two but also a highly respected marketing scholar and professor at Berkeley’s Haas School of Business, teaching since 2012 and holding the Egon and Joan von Aschnitz Distinguished Professorship . His academic career included a Ph.D. from Stanford, previous appointments at Arizona, Johns Hopkins, Duke, and research work at Microsoft; he also co‑founded the platform Keybee

Family members, especially his brother Lukasz, described the loss as a “terrible crime” and “murdered in cold blood,” adding that the tragedy is compounded by the recent loss of their father in June  A fundraising campaign is underway to cover legal costs and repatriate his body to Poland

UC Berkeley’s Haas dean, Jennifer Chatman, and colleagues have expressed profound sorrow. Fellow professor Zsolt Katona remembered him as an “outstanding scholar,” a passionate teacher, and a loving father  Greek authorities have launched a manhunt, though no suspects have yet been arrested, and the motive remains under investigation