Oberlin Professor and Wife Killed; Son Charged With Murder
WHO:
NBC News - Pipo Nguyen-Duy, an Oberlin College professor, and his wife were identified as the two people fatally shot.
The Guardian - Pipo Nguyen-Duy was 64 and Tran Thi Phong was 56; they were found shot to death in their home.
The Guardian - Daniel Jones, Nguyen-Duy’s 31-year-old son, was arrested in connection with the shooting. His lawyer, Jenifer Berki Merrill, said he preferred his birth name, Asia Nguyen-Duy.
The Guardian - Nguyen-Duy was Oberlin College’s studio art chair, an award-winning photography professor who had worked there for nearly 30 years. He had been honored for his photography and named a Guggenheim fellow.
The Guardian - Nguyen-Duy migrated to the United States from Vietnam as a political refugee.
The Guardian - Oberlin police contacted Jones’s mother in Oregon. Her name was not released; police reported that she told officials Jones had a mental illness and required medication.
US Magazine - The article describes Jones as 32, and identifies the victims as his father, Pipo Nguyen-Duy, and his wife, Thi Tran Phong.
WHAT:
NBC News - Police said the professor and his wife were fatally shot in their Ohio home.
The Guardian - Jones was charged with six counts of murder, four counts of felonious assault, and one count of tampering with evidence. He was held on $3 million bail after an initial court appearance and did not enter a plea.
The Guardian - Investigators found a Toyota hatchback with Oregon license plates registered to Jones. His wallet, passport, and ammunition were found in the car.
The Guardian - Jones was taken into custody without incident. Police said he had cuts to his face and injuries to his hand and arm.
US Magazine - Jones allegedly set his own car on fire as a distraction after the killings.
WHERE:
NBC News - The shootings occurred at the couple’s home in Ohio.
The Guardian - The home was in the Oberlin area of northern Ohio, near Lake Erie. Officers had responded to a car fire in a parking lot; police later found Jones about a mile away.
The Guardian - A resident reported a “wet, disheveled man” at her front door, prompting officers to respond.
WHEN:
NBC News - Police said the shootings occurred on Wednesday.
The Guardian - Officers responded to the car fire on the morning of the shootings; Jones was found more than an hour later.
The Guardian - Jones’s initial court appearance was on Thursday; Oberlin College was described as shaken on Friday.
WHY:
The Guardian - Officials said they were investigating a motive for the killings.
HOW:
The Guardian - Officers conducted a wellness check at Nguyen-Duy and Thi Phong’s home after Jones’s arrest. They forced entry and found both victims shot dead.
The Guardian - Police located Jones after a resident called about him at her front door, and took him into custody without incident.
US Magazine - The article alleges Jones set his car on fire following the shootings.
(UPDATED October 30, 2026 23:00 UTC)
Oberlin professor Pipo Nguyen-Duy and his wife were fatally shot inside their Ohio home. Their son was arrested and charged with murder; investigators are still probing the motive. Nguyen-Duy was an award-winning photography professor who had taught at Oberlin for nearly 30 years.