Om Brahmbhatt: NJ man faces first degree murder charges after gunning down 3 family members in random act of violence
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NEW JERSEY: A New Jersey man faces murder charges after he reportedly shot and killed three people on Monday, November 27, authorities said. The South Plainfield Police Department and the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office said in a release that Om Brahmbhatt is accused of shooting Dilipkumar Brahmbhatt, 72, Bindu Brahmbhatt, 72, and Yashkumar Brahmbhatt, 38.
Dilipkumar and Bindu were pronounced dead at the scene while Yashkumar, who suffered multiple gunshot wounds, succumbed to his injuries at the hospital, authorities say.
What charges does Om Brahmbhatt face?
According to the police, Om Brahmbhatt, 23, was arrested later that day without incident. Authorities did not say how he was related to the victims, but confirmed that they shared a home.
Om is in custody at the Middlesex County Adult Correctional Center, police said, pending a detention hearing. He is charged with three counts of first-degree murder and three counts of second-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose.
Dilipkumar and Bindu Brahmbhatt were Yashkumar's in-laws
In a Facebook post, Yashkumar’s wife said Dilipkumar and Bindu were her in-laws, and asked for prayers for her late husband, with whom she had a four-year-old son.
An investigation by South Plainfield Detective Thomas Rutter and Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office Detective Javier Morillo determined that there was no threat to the public and this was not a random act of violence, according to the prosecutor’s office.
The investigation is continuing reports My Central Jersey. Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Rutter at 908-226-7663 and Detective Morillo at 732-745-8843.
Alabama teen who killed five family members at 14 is sentenced to life in prison
Meaww previously reported that an Alabama teenager Mason Sisk has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for a ghastly crime he committed when he was 14 years old. Sisk killed five family members, including his parents and three younger siblings, when he was just 14, per Fox News.
Mason Wayne Sisk wiped out his entire family four years ago. He confessed his crimes to his then-girlfriend and a friend, per Law and Crime. He killed his father John Wayne Sisk, 38, stepmother Mary Sisk, 35, half-brother Grayson, six, half-sister Aurora, four, and half-brother Colson, six months.
Besides committing the gruesome murders, Mason also wished to become a contract killer. When his girlfriend said no, he apparently said, “I am good with a gun, I killed my family in less than 4 seconds. All head shots,” reports the WHNT investigative reporter Dallas Parker.
“Yeah, they argue a lot, and I got fed up with it,” Sisk told authorities in a recorded confession, according to The Associated Press, adding “And the kids were going through a lot.”