The suspect in the murder of a 20-year-old girl is being charged Purdue UniversityVarun Manish Chheda, a student, said that “I love my family” just before he was arrested for murder.
Ji Min Sha (22), was identified As the suspectAccording to university officials, he made a 911 call on Wednesday at 12:44 AM regarding the incident at McCutcheon hall.
Tippecanoe County’s coroner Carrie Costello said in a statement, that Chheda was murdered by multiple sharp force traumatic injuries and that the manner of her death is murder.
Sha answered reporters’ questions about why he killed Chheda.
Varun Manish, the suspect in Varun Chheda’s murder of 20-year-old Purdue University student, said that he loved his family before being taken to jail Wednesday.
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Lesley Wiete was the Chief of Purdue Police and stated during a press conference that the incident had been “unprovoked, senseless.”
Wiete stated that “This is extremely unfortunate and unfortunate for today, and I cannot even imagine what his families are going through at the time.”
Purdue University President Mitch Daniels stated that Chheda’s death has “deeply” affected the community.
Photo of McCutcheon hall on Purdue University campus on Wednesday, October 5, 2022 in West Lafayette (Ind.).
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Daniels stated that he was Purdue’s president and a parent himself, so he can assure him that students’ safety is his top priority. “Purdue is an extraordinarily safe place on any given day, and compared with cities of Purdue’s population (approximately 60,000 in all), we experience a tiny fraction of violent and property crime that occurs elsewhere.”
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According to campus directories, Chheda was a student at Purdue’s College of Science. Sha is currently studying at Purdue University Polytechnic Institute.
Varun Manish Chaheda and Ji Min Sha (L). According to the Tippecanoe county Coroner’s office, Chheda (20 years old) was found dead at McCutcheon hall on Wednesday morning. Purdue Police Chief Lesley Wiete identified Ji Min Sha, 22 as the suspect in a press conference.
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Ian Conley from Purdue University, who also lives at McCutcheon, shared his story with Fox News Digital, saying that he learned about the incident after waking up.
“It was truly surreal. It’s still not sinking in. Conley explained that Conley woke up to news articles from my friends and was greeted by people who texted me to check on me. It’s just that it’s one those things you don’t expect to happen so close to home. It still takes time for it all to sink in, I think.
Lesley Wiete is the Chief of Purdue University’s Police and addresses the media following Varun Manish Chada’s murder, Wednesday Oct. 5, 2022 at McCutcheon Hall in West Lafayette.
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Lev Working, a Purdue student told Fox News Digital that he lives in McCutcheon hall and was on the floor where the incident occurred.
“I saw the email and was getting ready for my morning class when I noticed that there was a blue barrier or a barrier at the far end with a police officer in front. This was the moment it hit me, Working explained. “I was in shock.”
“And my initial reaction was that there was a crime just down the street from me. He said that he felt “pretty rattled, scared, and then sad” after this incident.
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A student walks along the Purdue Mall, Purdue University’s campus in West Lafayette, Indiana.
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Chheda graduated in Park Tudor School2020
Dennis Bisgaard, Park Tudor School’s Interim Head, stated to Fox News Digital, that his community is “incredibly shocked” by Chheda’s passing.
Bisgaard expressed his sadness at the loss of Varun Choda, Park Tudor class in 2020. We send our condolences to his family during this difficult time.
