23 year old boy gunned down his grandparents and uncle in America, bought pistol online

A 23-year-old Indian student has been arrested for allegedly murdering his grandparents and uncle inside a New Jersey condominium, police and US media reports said. Om Brahmbhatt is accused of shooting 72-year-old Dilipkumar Brahmbhatt, 72-year-old Bindu Brahmbhatt and 38-year-old Yashkumar Brahmbhatt, the South Plainfield Police Department and the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office said in a statement.

Officers responded to the home on Coppola Drive at New Durham Road in South Plainfield around 9 a.m. Monday after a neighbor reported hearing shots fired at the Traditions condo complex, the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office said in a press release. of. After arriving, officers found three people – two men and a woman – suffering from gunshot wounds.

Married couple Dilipkumar and Bindu Brahmbhatt were shot dead in their second-floor apartment, police said. His son Yashkumar Brahmbhatt was also hit by several bullets. He was taken to hospital, where he died.A suspect was detained for questioning at the scene and later charged. Om was charged with first-degree murder and three counts of second-degree weapon possession. Om, a resident of Gujarat, lived with the victims and was found at the residence when officers arrived at the scene.

According to NBC New York report, sources said that Om had moved to New Jersey in the last few months and was living in a condo. He was taken to the Middlesex County Adult Correctional Center pending a pre-trial detention hearing. It was not immediately clear whether he had a lawyer and no listed number could be found for him.

According to the complaint, the crime was committed with a handgun that Om had purchased online. Om’s behavior seemed quite calm during his appearance in the court on Tuesday. Police say he was the same person who called 911 that morning and when asked who did it, authorities say Ohm said, “It could have been me.”

It was not clear what caused the firing. A neighbor told NBC New York this is not the first time police have been called to the condo.

Neighbour he said “I didn’t really know them, I just know the police came there one time for a domestic violence call,” said neighbor Jim Short, who lives above the unit where three people were found dead. “Could be anywhere but this one is really scary, right down there.”

The Traditions apartment complex, home to several young families from India, is equipped with dozens of security cameras, which neighbors hoped could help police. Another neighbor, Victor Orozco, said, “There are cameras everywhere and cameras coming in and out of the complex and cameras outside and inside every building. So hopefully this can help.”

The investigation is continuing under the leadership of the South Plainfield Police Department. Anyone with information regarding the shooting is asked to call town police or the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office.

According to the prosecutor’s office, the investigation by South Plainfield Detective Thomas Rutter and Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office Detective Javier Morillo revealed that there was no threat to the public and that it was not a random act of violence.