Police capture NE Philly homicide suspect near Harvard University

Sohan Panjrolia
Photo credit Cambridge Police Dept
PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — A man wanted for the murder of his father in Northeast Philadelphia has been captured in Massachusetts.

Cambridge police say 31-year-old Sohan Panjrolia has been taken into custody.

Authorities say Panjrolia shot and killed his father in Philadelphia's Bustleton neighborhood on Saturday around 9:30 p.m. Investigators say Panjrolia pulled a rifle on his parents inside their home on Conwell Avenue, near Haldeman Avenue, and shot his 60-year-old dad in the head several times.

Cambridge police in a tweet said 31-year-old Sohan Panjrolia, who previously attended Harvard, was taken into custody just before 1 p.m. Tuesday.

Update: We can confirm that the suspect -- Sohan Panjrolia -- has been taken into custody. #CambMA #HarvardSquare

— Cambridge Police---- (@CambridgePolice) August 6, 2019

He had previously lived in the Cambridge area and attended Harvard University. 

The manhunt had prompted a warning from Massachusetts State Police to expect restricted access to the area close to Harvard. And the Ivy League school issued a shelter-in-place advisory, which has ended now that the suspect is in custody.

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The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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