The 31-year-old son of a Vietnamese professor and his wife in Ohio was detained at the home where their bodies were found and said he was “fleeing a cult.”

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Pippo is a Vietnamese professor at Oberlin College in Ohio. Ruan Wei and his wife were shot dead at their home outside the campus, and their 31-year-old son Daniel was shot dead. Jones was detained and charged with multiple charges as police work to determine if they are related to his alleged escape from a cult.

ohioohio Private Oberlin College and Conservatoryvietnam Professor Pipo. Pipo Nguyen-Duy (transliteration) and his wife were murdered in a residence outside the school on the morning of the 28th.shooting Death. Police have arrested Ruan Wei’s 31-year-old son, Daniel Jones, who is suspected of being involved in the double murder.

The Oberlin Police Department said in a statement that the deceased male was 64-year-old Pipo. Ruan Wei, the female deceased is 56-year-old Tran Thi Phong (transliteration), she is the stepmother of the suspect Jones. Jones currently faces multiple charges, including murder, aggravated assault and tampering with evidence. The motive for the firing is being investigated.

Nguyen Ve was born in 1962 in Hue, then Republic of Vietnam. After the fall of South Vietnam in 1975, Nguyễn Văi came to the United States as a political refugee. He graduated from Carleton College in Minnesota in 1983 and later received a double master’s degree in photography and fine arts from the University of New Mexico. He has won several international photography awards, including a Guggenheim Fellowship. Oberlin College President Carmen Twilley Amber released a statement to the school’s faculty and students, saying she has been a professor of photographic arts at Oberlin College since 1998. “Pippo was much loved during his tenure as a teacher. He deeply influenced everyone with his passion for photography.”

Police said the male victim was found on the first floor of the residence and the female victim’s body was found on the second floor; Both victims suffered multiple gunshot wounds. Approximately 90 minutes before the victim’s body was found, police were called to the Oberlin College campus to assist in extinguishing a vehicle fire in the parking lot.

At approximately 10:19 a.m. on the 28th, police found the burning vehicle’s registered owner, Jones, of Ashland, Oregon, and took him into custody without incident. After taking Jones into custody, officials said they found the victim when they went to a home near campus to check on the suspect’s family.

Jones, a 31-year-old man, was suspected of murdering his father, Ruan Wei. (Oberlin Police Department)

Greg Poirson, a neighbor near the school, described Jones as having tattoos on his forehead and face, local media NewsNation reported. Poirson observed that Jones was wet, disheveled and nervous at the time, claiming he was running away from a cult.

Anbar said the school ordered a “shelter in place” at the request of police while police investigated the shooting. After confirming that Nguyen Wei was killed, Anbar said, “Such a tragedy has come shockingly into our lives; I am extremely saddened and deeply concerned about the impact of the enormous trauma of losing Pipo on our community.”

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  • The deceased was 64-year-old Vietnamese professor Pipo. Nguyen Wei, and 56-year-old Chen Thi Phong, stepmother of suspect Jones. Both were found dead of multiple bullet wounds in residences located outside the campus.


  • Police detained 31 year old Daniel. Jones, he’s the dead man’s son. Authorities have charged him with murder, aggravated assault and tampering with evidence.


  • The police first received information about a vehicle on fire in the campus parking lot. After finding and detaining Jones, the owner of the vehicle, they went to the home and found two dead people. Neighbors said he was wet and nervous, and claimed he was fleeing a cult.

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