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A 23-year-old Indian student from Gujarat, Om Brahmbhatt, was arrested in New Jersey’s Middlesex County on Monday on murder charges after he allegedly shot dead three members of his family: grandfather Dilipkumar Brahmbhatt (72), grandmother Bindu Brahmabhatt (72), and uncle Yashkumar Brahmbhatt (38).
According to the local police, the shooting allegedly took place on Monday at a condo complex on Coppola Drive, South Plainfield at around 9 am EST. The police did not reveal any motive for the killings until Tuesday night.
A news report in New York Daily News suggested that the suspect, a student from Gujarat in western India, called 911 himself following the shooting, and told the police, “It might be me.”
A press release from the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s office said, “Dilipkumar and Bindu Brahmbhatt sustained gunshot wounds and were pronounced deceased at the scene. Yashkumar Brahmbhatt sustained multiple gunshot wounds and was transported to the hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased.
“An investigation led by Detective Thomas Rutter of the South Plainfield Police Department and Detective Javier Morillo of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office determined early on that there was no threat to the public and this was not a random act of violence. The perpetrator Om Brahmbhatt, 23, of South Plainfield, resided with the victims and was found at the residence when authorities arrived at the scene.
“The investigation led to Om Brahmbhatt being arrested without incident today, November 27, 2023, and charged with three counts of first-degree Murder and three counts of second-degree Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose. He is currently being held at the Middlesex County Adult Correctional Center pending the results of a Pre-Trial detention hearing.”
According to Pix11, a local news site, “Another neighbor, Jayesh Karia, said the couple in their 70s and their adult son had just allowed Om to move in. He said the 23-year-old was a relative who was attending school and needed a place to stay.”
