'It might be me': N.J. man accused of fatally shooting grandparents and uncle
12/01/2023 4:50 pm PST
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, N.J. (TCD) -- A 23-year-old man faces multiple charges after he was arrested for allegedly shooting and killing three relatives in the condo where they all lived.
According to the Middlesex County District Attorney's Office, on Nov. 27 at around 9 a.m., South Plainfield Police Department officers responded to Coppola Drive regarding a shots fired call and found three victims suffering from gunshot wounds. Dilipkumar Brahmbhatt and Bindu Brahmbhatt, both 72, were pronounced dead at the scene. A third victim, 38-year-old Yashkumar Brahmbhatt, was transported to a hospital, where he died.
Investigators concluded there was no threat to the public following the shooting and that it did not appear to be a random act.
Twenty-three-year-old Om Brahmbhatt was at the scene when police arrived, and officers later arrested him on three counts of murder and three counts of second-degree possession of a weapon for unlawful purposes.
NJ.com reports the victims are Om Brahmbhatt's grandparents and uncle. His grandfather, Dilipkumar Brahmbhatt, and grandmother, Bindu Brahmbhatt, reportedly both sustained gunshot wounds to the head. His uncle, Yashkumar Brahmbhatt, was shot multiple times.
According to NJ.com, Om Brahmbhatt told police when they asked about the shooting, "It might be me."
Om Brahmbhatt reportedly had a gun that he bought online in his possession. He allegedly admitted to shooting his grandparents while they slept, then fired at his uncle.
He reportedly remains in custody while he waits for his case to be presented to a grand jury.
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