The younger son of Indian programmer Harshavardhana S Kikkeri was not at home when he apparently shot and killed his family and his elder brother and then shot himself in a horror that took place in Seattle’s King County Monday. Shwetha Panyam, 41, and Dhruva Kikkeri, 14, died from bullet wounds. Panyam’s and Dhruva’s incidents were classified as deaths. Harshavardhana Kikkeri, 44, died by suicide, according to the medical examiner’s office, the Seattle Times reported.
Alex Gumina, the homeowner association senator, said a family of four — a partner, family and their two sons — lived in the home and generally kept to themselves. The younger child, seven years old, escaped the horror as he was not at home at that time.
What happened to Harsha Kikkeri, a famous programmer?
Several questions remain unanswered as Harsha Kikkeri, the CEO of HoloWorld, a technology company which is headquartered in Myrsuru city, was known as a bright and promising head who accomplished a lot. Cricketer Yuvraj Singh funded his business and was also the manufacturer adviser. A 2017 photo that he took with Bollywood professional Aishwarya Rai surfaced on social media showing the fame that he enjoyed in India. Harsha met Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a Digital India conference.
On the day of the killing, authorities were called to the mansion on 129th Street after receiving a 911 call. The KING 5 broadcast station said its personnel saw a kid– the younger child of the Kikkeri family– being escorted from the home and comforted by investigators.
The police found blood on the front glass and a wayward dull level shot in the street.
Kikkeri who belonged to the Kikkeri community in Madya, graduated from Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering in Mysuru, and worked with Microsoft in the US, focusing on technology. He even had a Master of Science degree from Syracuse University, US. Kikkeri held 44 foreign patents and worked in Infosys as a program expert before moving to the US.
According to reports, he returned to India in 2017 along with his family and co-founded HoloWorld. Next he invented HoloSuit, an AI-powered full-body motion get fit functioning as a virtual coach.
