An Indian man has been arrested within the US after he shot his spouse and their three kin useless inside a house. The police mentioned the matter was associated to a home dispute and the shooter has been recognized as 51-year-old Vijay Kumar. Investigators additional mentioned that on the time of the capturing, three kids, together with Kumar’s 12-year-old baby, hid in a closet and survived the tragedy.
The Indian Mission in Atlanta mentioned that every one potential help is being prolonged to the bereaved household. “We’re deeply grieved by a tragic capturing incident linked to an alleged household dispute wherein an Indian nationwide was among the many victims. The alleged shooter has been arrested, and all potential help is being prolonged to the bereaved household,” it tweeted.
The incident was reported to police on Friday at about 2.30 am. Officers had been knowledgeable a couple of capturing within the 1000 block of Brook Ivy Courtroom, and once they arrived, the 4 our bodies of the adults with deadly gunshot wounds had been found contained in the residence, Fox5 reported. The shooter’s car was nonetheless within the driveway, which prompted officers to dispatch their Okay-9 colleagues to the encircling space. A police canine efficiently tracked Kumar to a close-by woodline, the place he was captured and brought into custody.
The Gwinnett County Police have recognized the victims as Kumar’s spouse, Meemu Dogra, 43, of Atlanta, and Gourav Cumar, 33, Nidhi Chander, 37, and Harish Chander, 38, all of Lawrenceville.
In a press release, the police mentioned that Kumar and Dogra’s baby was the one who referred to as 911 and offered essential data, thereby permitting the fast response workforce to achieve the crime scene inside minutes. The youngsters had been unhurt and have since been picked up by a member of the family, Fox5 reported.
The incident unfolded when an argument had began between Kumar and Dogra at their dwelling in Atlanta. Then, they travelled to the residence on Brook Ivy Courtroom with their baby, the place Gourav Cumar, Nidhi Chander, and Harish Chander lived together with two minors aged seven and 10, the police assertion added.
Vijay Kumar has been charged with 4 counts of aggravated assault, 4 counts of felony homicide, 4 counts of malice homicide, one depend of cruelty to kids within the first diploma, and two counts of cruelty to kids within the third diploma.
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