Just weeks after making his Broadway debut, an up-and-coming star is grieving the loss of his father and stepmother, as his non-binary brother was taken into custody for the murders.
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Quentin Nguyen-Duy, 28, has been standing in an honorable military costume night after night next to Hunger Games star Tom Blyth as they performed previews of Aaron Sorkin's A Few Good Men at the Lincoln Center Theater in NYC.
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But on Wednesday, the day before the official opening night of the play, Quentin was struck by tragedy: His Oberlin College professor father, Pipo Nguyen-Duy, 64, and his stepmother, Thi Tran Phong, 56, were found dead inside their Ohio home from gunshot wounds.
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To make matters worse, his non-binary sibling, Asia Nguyen-Duy, 31, of Oregon, was arrested for the gruesome slayings.
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sibling → make → slayings
Asia had to be carried into the Ohio courtroom on Friday by four officers after refusing to walk.
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His jail-issued pants were seen around his legs and his underwear exposed as the difficult prisoner was placed before the judge.
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prisoner → issue → judge
Quentin, who has appeared on Law & Order: SVU and The Rookie, has not publicly spoken about the death of his father.
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who → appear → father
The Daily Mail has reached out to him for comment.
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However, he was seen on the Lincoln Center Stage on Thursday for the opening night of the limited-run play.
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he → see → play
Quentin's mother, Élan Chardin Gombart, 57, told the Daily Mail in a statement: 'All families involved are deeply grieving this tragedy and ask for privacy during this time.
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families → tell → time
Pipo Nguyen-Duy (middle) was found dead in their Ohio home on Wednesday.
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Duy → find → Wednesday
His son, Asia (left) has been arrested for the murders.
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son → arrest → murders
His other son, Quentin (right) is a Broadway star
Quentin has not publicly commented on his father's death.
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Quentin → comment → death
The murder occurred the day before the opening night of the play he's making his Broadway debut in
His stepmother Thi Tran Phong, 56, were also found dead from gunshot wounds
Asia, 31, was seen being carried into court with his jail-issued pants around his legs on Friday
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We hope going forward that all news is treated with compassion and discretion for all involved.'
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Quentin appeared to be close with his late father, who had a large inner-forearm tattoo of his name.
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who → appear → name
'So grateful and proud to be a part of your unfolding story,' Pipo wrote in a Facebook post where he wished his younger son a happy birthday in February 2024.
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he → unfold → February
Quentin and Asia, who previously went by Daniel Jones, appeared several times on their father's social media pages.
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who → go → pages
In 2025, Pipo and Quentin traveled together, and the younger son supported his father's NYC photography art show.
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son → travel → show
In 2024, Quentin shared a video online of himself cooking a Vietnamese meal with his stepmother.
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himself → share → stepmother
The pair appeared happy and joyful as Quentin practiced his Vietnamese and cooking skills.
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Quentin → appear → skills
Pipo also posted several photos of the boys growing up on his social media pages.
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Pipo → post → pages
Police discovered Pipo and his wife after they were alerted to a vehicle fire at the Oberlin College Conservatory parking lot shortly before 9am on Wednesday.
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they → discover → Wednesday
Quentin has spent weeks performing previews of A Few Good Men on Broadway
Quentin (front row, third from left) stars in the Aaron Sorkin's play alongside Hunger Games star Tom Blyth (behind Quentin)
Despite the tragedy, Quentin (back left) was seen performing on opening night, alongside Blyth (front right)
The silver Toyota hatchback was found with boarded-up windows, a wood stove in the backseat, and a makeshift chimney through the roof.
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hatchback → spend → roof
A wallet, passport, suitcase, keys, loose ammunition, and packaging for a Glock were also found in the car.
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wallet → find → car
The gun has yet to be recovered by police.
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The car belonged to Asia, police said.
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Roughly an hour and 20 minutes later, the suspect was found near the 200 block of Shipherd Circle and later booked into the Lorain County Jail in Ohio.
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suspect → find → Ohio
Around 10.30am, Oberlin Police forced themselves into Pipo's home, where they found the couple dead, both with multiple gunshot wounds.
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Greg Porson, a neighbor of the late couple, was walking his dog when he said a person he believes to be Asia jumped out of a car looking 'really disheveled,' 'wet,' and 'uneasy,' he told News 5 Cleveland.
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The suspect allegedly asked Porson for a ride to the library so he could 'escape this cult.'
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Asia also allegedly asked Porson to take a video of him.
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'I said: "You know, I never get into anything like that, so I'm out of here,"' he told the outlet.
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Prosecutors told the judge on Friday that a video does exist of Asia allegedly confessing to the killings.
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Asia was charged with six counts of murder, four counts of felonious assault, and one count of tampering with evidence
The boys appeared several times on their father's social media pages
In 2024, Quentin shared a video online of himself cooking a Vietnamese meal with his stepmother
Pipo had a large tattoo on his forearm that spelled Quentin's name
Pipo and his wife were found with multiple gunshot wounds inside their home in Oberlin, Ohio
Quentin has appeared in Law & Order: SVU and The Rookie, among other shows before making his Broadway debut
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He says he’s escaping a cult.
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He also says everything I did was on my own accord, and I take full responsibility,' the prosecutor said, according to Cleveland 19.
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When he was found by police, Asia was allegedly covered in blood and scratches, prosecutors said.
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Prosecutors also said Chardin Gombart, who lives in Oregon, said the suspect was psychotic and needed medication, Cleveland 19 reported.
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Asia's alleged motive is not immediately known.
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…and 19 more, not listed.
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