Oberlin College professor and wife found fatally shot at home; son charged with murder

A beloved Oberlin College professor and his wife were fatally shot in their Ohio home Wednesday, police said. His 31-year-old son has been arrested on murder charges.

The body of Pipo Hieu Nguyen-Duy, 64, was found on the first floor of the couple’s home after police conducted a welfare check. His wife, Tran Thi Phong, 56, was found dead in an upstairs bedroom, according to a police incident report. Police said is appears both had been shot.

Police identified the suspect as Daniel Jones, of Ashland, Oregon. At an arraignment Thursday, Jones asked the judge to use gender-neutral pronouns and said they go by the name Asia Nguyen-Duy.

The investigation began just before 9 a.m. Wednesday, when Oberlin officers responded to the Oberlin College Conservatory parking lot for a report of a smoldering vehicle. The incident report states that the silver Toyota hatchback, which had Oregon license plates, had a boarded-up window and a pipe sticking out of the roof.

Nguyen-Duy’s son was identified as the vehicle’s owner, but was not in the area. They were located two blocks away around 10:19 a.m. and taken into custody without incident, police said.

Based on officers’ interaction with the son, police conducted…

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