A former College of California, Irvine scholar threw his 77-year-old mom to her demise from a campus constructing after which jumped himself, police stated Wednesday.
The our bodies of Thao Thai Nguyen and her 36-year-old son Andrew Nguyen Doan, each of Irvine, have been discovered Tuesday afternoon at Social Science Plaza B, police stated.
Investigators decided that Doan picked up his mom and threw her from a touchdown earlier than leaping, a police assertion stated.
Doan was a organic sciences main at UC Irvine from September 2017 to June 2019 however he did not graduate, UCI spokesman Tom Vasich informed the Los Angeles Instances.
Police had contacted him a number of occasions previously. The final time was in 2019 and concerned "psychological well being considerations," the assertion stated.
Investigators have been attempting to find out a motive for the murder-suicide, police stated.
Chancellor Howard Gillman stated the college was "absolutely cooperating" with the police investigation.
"At such a time, our major ideas are with the victims and their households," he stated in a assertion. "However there are additionally members of the UCI neighborhood who've been contacted to help with the investigation and to share their information of what could have occurred."
In the event you or somebody you recognize is in emotional misery or suicidal disaster, name the Nationwide Suicide Prevention Hotline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255) or dial 988.
For extra details about psychological well being care sources and assist, The Nationwide Alliance on Psychological Sickness (NAMI) HelpLine could be reached Monday by way of Friday, 10 a.m.–6 p.m. ET, at 1-800-950-NAMI (6264) or e mail data@nami.org.