Mysuru entrepreneur, spouse and son discovered lifeless at US house, murder-suicide suspected
A Mysuru-based tech entrepreneur died by suicide and his spouse and son have been discovered shot lifeless at their residence close to Washington in the US final week, in keeping with a number of reviews.
The King County Medical Examiner’s Workplace on Monday recognized the victims as 57-year-old Harshavardhana Kikkeri, who was the CEO of HoloWorld, a robotics firm headquartered in Mysuru’s Vijayanagar, his 44-year-old spouse Shwetha Panyam, who can be the co-founder of the corporate, and their 14-year-old son.
King County sheriff’s spokesperson Brandyn Hull stated police are suspecting a murder-suicide, The Seattle Instances reported. Nevertheless, officers are nonetheless ascertaining the precise cause behind the incident.
The incident occurred on Thursday evening (US time) and is underneath investigation. Reviews say the youthful son, 7 years previous, was outdoors the home when it occurred, so he survived.
Police rushed to a townhouse on 129th Place Southeast round 7 pm on Thursday after a 911 name, the King County sheriff’s spokesperson stated.
Detectives later discovered blood smeared on the entrance window and a single hollow-point bullet mendacity on the street.
“An investigation similar to this takes time, and our detectives are working diligently to attempt to piece collectively what led to this incident,” Hull stated.
Alex Gumina, president of the owners affiliation, instructed The Seattle Instances that the household of 4 — a pair and their two sons — largely saved to themselves.
WHO WAS HARSHAVARDHANA KIKKERI?
Tech innovator Harshavardhana Kikkeri, initially from Kikkeri village in Karnataka, pursued his training in Mysuru and later within the US. He earned a Grasp’s in Electrical Engineering from Syracuse College and labored with Microsoft, specializing in robotics.
Based on the outline of a TEDx discuss posted on YouTube, Kikkeri has obtained a number of management accolades, together with the Gold Star from Microsoft, an Excellence Award from Infosys, a Bharat Petroleum Scholarship, and a number of other chess championships.
The outline additionally claims he holds 44 worldwide patents from international locations just like the US, China, Japan and Europe.
