Deccan Chronicle

PIO couple shot at home

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Washington, May 6: An Indian-origin couple was killed in an apparent revenge attack by their daughter’s exboyfrien­d who too was eventually shot dead in a standoff with police in San Jose city in the US state of California.

Mirza Tatlic, 24, shot Naren Prabhu, a Silicon Valley tech executive, and his wife at their home in San Jose, CBS San Francisco reported.

Prabhu’s daughter was not at home. “The suspect had been in a dating relationsh­ip with the victim’s adult daughter,” police said.

Washington, May 6: An Indian-origin couple has been killed in an apparent revenge attack by their daughter’s ex-boyfriend who, too, was eventually shot dead in a standoff with police in San Jose city in the US state of California.

Mirza Tatlic, 24, fatally shot Naren Prabhu, a Silicon Valley tech executive, and his wife at their home in San Jose, CBS San Francisco reported. Prabhu’s daughter, who lives in another state, was not there.

“The suspect had been in a dating relationsh­ip with the victims adult daughter who was not at home,” San Jose police chief Eddie Garcia said. “The relationsh­ip ended last year. The suspect had a history of domestic violence and there was an active criminal restrainin­g order,” he said.

When officers arrived at the home they saw an adult man deceased in the front doorway suffering from at least one gunshot wound. Officers learnt from the son that his mother and 13-year-old brother along with the suspect were still inside,” police said.

There was a standoff and the suspect refused to surrender. Officers went in and shot him dead, Mr Garcia said.

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Naren Prabhu

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