On the evening of June 16, 2026, police responding to a disturbance at a home in the Tuscany Village Subdivision in Alton, Texas, found three family members shot to death at 3701 E. Roosevelt Avenue. The victims were identified as 73-year-old Minder Kaur, her daughter 46-year-old Kamlesh Rani, and son-in-law 56-year-old Sweeta Ram; all three sustained fatal gunshot wounds to the head. A fourth family member was driven to a hospital in critical condition and later died.

Authorities say 19-year-old Gaurav Chopra, the victims’ grandson and son of Kamlesh Rani and Sweeta Ram, fled before officers arrived. A 911 call from Chopra’s brother reported that his brother had killed family members and had fired at him. Police located Chopra after a brief high-speed pursuit that ended in a crash; officers recovered a 9mm handgun they say was the murder weapon and over $12,000 in cash. Chopra was booked into the Hidalgo County Adult Detention Center and charged with capital murder of multiple persons, attempted capital murder and evading arrest; a judge denied bond on the capital murder charge.

No motive has been disclosed. Anyone with information about the family or the events that night is asked to come forward.