19-year-old Gaurav Chopra killed father, mother, grandmother in a shooting spree in Texas.
The charges stem from the June 16 incident in which Chopra allegedly shot and killed his father, 56-year-old Sweeta Ram, his mother, 46-year-old Kamlesh Rani, and his grandmother, 73-year-old Minder Kaur. Alton police officers responded to a home in the 3700 block of Roosevelt Avenue after receiving a 911 call from a man who reported that his brother, identified as Chopra, had shot their family members and fled the scene, according to previous reports. He was arrested after a police pursuit ended in a crash near the intersection of 4 Mile Line and Glasscock roads.
Two people travelling in the vehicle he struck were hospitalised following the collision.
Gaurav Chopra , the 19-year-old Texas man charged with the triple murders of his parents and grandmother at their family home in Alton earlier this year, may not face the death penalty as reports said state prosecutors are unlikely to seek the death penalty against him. The Hidalgo County District Attorney’s Office confirmed the decision on November 10, but they did not explain why they are against capital punishment for Chopra.
He was being held without bond on the capital murder charge, while bond for the attempted capital murder and evading arrest charges was set at $500,000. Because this is an active criminal investigation, questions about the case should be directed to the investigating agency,” the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley issued a statement to ValleyCentral when the bone-chilling triple murders were reported and Chopra was revealed to be a student of the university.
Chopra remained in custody, according to Hidalgo County jail records. Sweeta Ram was alive when officers arrived. He was taken to a local hospital where he died. “UTRGV is aware that a suspect in an off-campus criminal investigation has been identified as a current student. The university is cooperating with law enforcement as appropriate.