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Los Gatos-Monte Sereno police has identified the victim of Friday's early
morning Monte Sereno homicide as Raveesh "Ravi" Kumar Kumra, 66.
The agency has also released the sketch of one of the suspects involved in
the case and are describing him as a Hispanic or White male adult,
approximately 23-24 years old, about 6-foot-tall and thin built, or "skinny,
" with black hair, dark eyes and a light complexion.
Other subjects are also believed to have been inside the victim's home at
18630 Withey Road at the time of the murder, however, how many others were
involved and their descriptions are not known at this time.
Police are not yet releasing any additional information regarding Kumra's
cause or manner of death in the interest of protecting the integrity of the
investigation.
Today, investigators continued to work on the case and follow up on leads
that are being developed, police said.
Kumra is believed to have been killed in a home-invasion type of robbery
that occurred about 1:30 a.m. and police were alerted of the crime by a
woman who called 911 to report the break-in and the murder. The woman, which
a press release identified as Kumra's wife, told police the home had been
ransacked.
Police arrived at about 1:42 a.m. and discovered Kumra's body. The woman in
the home was taken to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Kumra's identity was being withheld Friday so authorities could notify his
family.
"This investigation is very actively ongoing," said Los Gatos Monte Sereno
Police Sgt. Kerry Harris on Friday. "We have many law enforcement resources
on Withey Road."
Monte Sereno, a tranquil upscale enclave of about 3,000 residents, hasn't
had a homicide since 1972, and neighboring Los Gatos hasn't had any similar
incidents in the last few years.
"There's heavy police presence in the neighborhood now," Harris said, adding
that extra personnel were dispatched to the scene since the first officers
arrived to find the grisly discovery. "They very quickly brought police help
from Campbell, Sunnyvale and the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office to
secure the scene and search the area."
James U. Hall, who lives about three quarters of a mile from the scene, said
there are many mansions on hilly Withey Road, and that the neighborhood is
scared about what happened. "I don't remember anybody ever being murdered in
Monte Sereno. We're locking our doors, that's for sure," Hall said.
Greg Hall, who lives on Oakhurst Drive in Monte Sereno, said the crime is
frightening to the community. "We don't know what happened. We don't know if
the perpetrator knew the victims. We're going to take more precautions for
safety around our house." |
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