Man shoots his dad, mother and 73-year-old grandmother in the head before trying to kill his brother who had to dodge a bullet: Cops

Days earlier Father's Day, a Texas antheral allegedly changeable his dad, ma and grandma to decease earlier helium tried to termination his member but narrowly missed.

Gaurav Chopra, 19, stands accused of superior murder of aggregate persons successful the shooting deaths of his begetter Sweeta Ram, 56, parent Kamlesh Rani, 46, and grandma Minder Kaur, 73. He's besides facing an attempted superior execution complaint for shooting astatine his brother.

Hidalgo County Sheriff J.E. "Eddie" Guerra told reporters that cops responded soon aft 9 p.m. Tuesday to a location successful the 3700 artifact of Roosevelt Avenue successful Alton, which is successful southeast Texas.

The 911 caller said his brother, Chopra, had "killed his family" and tried to sprout him, too. Chopra fled the country successful a achromatic Lexus. As cops were descending connected the scene, 1 lawman spotted the Lexus leaving the gated subdivision.

Chopra allegedly fled the lawman and aboriginal crashed into 2 different cars. He was arrested. Deputies recovered a 9mm weapon wrong the car believed to beryllium the execution weapon.

Back astatine the home, deputies discovered each 3 victims connected the 2nd level suffering from gunshot wounds to the head. Rani and Kaur were pronounced dormant astatine the scene. Ram aboriginal died astatine a hospital.

Guerra said investigators are inactive trying to find a motive.

Ram owned a section motel and lawsuit halfway and was good respected successful the community.

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"He was a high-spirited, motivating idiosyncratic and ever had affirmative things to say. I ne'er heard him accidental a antagonistic thing," Palmview Mayor Rick Villarreal told section NBC/CBS affiliate KVEO.

Ram was blessed to big assorted events and celebrations for the community.

"Any clip we asked, helium ne'er said no," Villarreal told the TV station. "We had respective functions, a Christmas celebration, our Thanksgiving, worker recognitions. He ever provided the champion food."

Chopra remains successful the Hidalgo County Jail without bond. His adjacent tribunal day is unclear. KRGV reports that helium was a pupil astatine the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.