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Son in custody after Oberlin professor dad and stepmother shot dead in Ohio

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Byrdsell, A. (2026, October 30). Son in custody after Oberlin professor dad and stepmother shot dead in Ohio. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/30/oberlin-college-professor-shooting

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On Wednesday, Pipo Nguyen-Duy, a 64-year-old award-winning professor of photography at Oberlin College in Ohio, and his wife Tran Thi Phong, 56, were found shot to death in their home. The suspect is the couple's son, Daniel Jones, 31, who was arrested on Wednesday and charged with multiple counts including murder and felonious assault, with bail set at $3 million. Authorities are investigating a possible mental health connection after speaking with Jones’s mother in Oregon, who reportedly informed them that her son had a mental illness requiring medication.
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Pipo Nguyen-Duy, a 64-year-old award-winning photography professor at Oberlin College in Ohio, and his wife Tran Thi Phong, 56, were found shot to death on Wednesday. Their son, Daniel Jones, 31, was arrested on the same day and charged with six counts of murder, four counts of felonious assault, and one count of tampering with evidence. The charges stem from a car fire reported in a parking lot that morning involving a Toyota hatchback registered to Jones. Police conducted a wellness check at Nguyen-Duy’s home after the arrest and discovered the bodies. Jones is being held on $3 million bail and did not enter a plea during his initial court appearance. Oberlin College was deeply shaken by this tragic event, as Nguyen-Duy had worked there for nearly 30 years.

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Oberlin College was shaken on Friday after an award-winning professor of photography who had worked at the Ohio liberal arts college for nearly 30 years was found shot and killed on Wednesday, officials said.
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Oberlin College was shaken on Friday after an award-winning professor of photography who had worked at the Ohio liberal arts college for nearly 30 years was found shot and killed on Wednesday, officials said. asserted
officials → shake → Wednesday
Pipo Nguyen-Duy, 64, and his wife, Tran Thi Phong, 56, were found shot to death in their home. asserted
Duy → find → home
The professor’s son, Daniel Jones, 31, was arrested on Wednesday in connection with the deadly shooting. asserted
son → arrest → shooting
Officials said they were investigating a motive for the killing. asserted
they → say → killing
Jones was charged with six counts of murder, four counts of felonious assault and one count of tampering with evidence, the authorities said. asserted
authorities → charge → evidence
He was being held on $3m bail after an initial court appearance on Thursday. asserted
He → hold → Thursday
He did not enter a plea. asserted
He → enter → plea
Nguyen-Duy was the studio art chair at Oberlin College, in north Ohio close to Lake Erie, where officers had responded to a car fire in a parking lot that morning. asserted
officers → respond → lot
The investigators found a Toyota hatchback with Oregon license plates registered to Jones. asserted
investigators → find → Jones
Officers searched his father and stepmother’s home for a wellness check after the arrest. asserted
Officers → search → arrest
After a forced entry, Nguyen-Duy and Thi Phong were found shot to death, the authorities said. asserted
authorities → force → death
Oberlin police have been in contact with Jones’s mother in Oregon, ABC News reported. asserted
News → report → Oregon
Her name was not released, but Oberlin police report she told officials Jones had a mental illness and required medication. asserted
Jones → release → medication
Investigators also discovered Jones’s wallet and passport along with ammunition in the car before finding Jones about a mile away more than an hour later, the police said. asserted
police → discover → Jones
The officers responded to a call from a resident reporting a “wet, disheveled man” at her front door and the authorities took him into custody without incident. asserted
authorities → respond → incident
Officials said Jones had cuts to his face and injuries to his hand and arm at the time of the arrest. asserted
Jones → say → arrest
His lawyer, Jenifer Berki Merrill, said he preferred to go by his birth name, Asia Nguyen-Duy. asserted
he → say → name
Pipo Nguyen-Duy migrated to the US from Vietnam in 1975 as a political refugee. asserted
Duy → migrate → refugee
He was considered highly respected at Oberlin College and had been honored for his photography and been named a Guggenheim fellow. asserted
He → consider → photography
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