California: US Man Surrenders for Killing 25 year old Indian Student

A US national has surrendered to the police in San
Bernardino and been arrested on charges of killing Indian national Abhishek
Sudhesh Bhat early this week, the police said on Sunday.

The suspect Eric Turner, 42, turned himself in on Saturday,
the San Bernardino Police Department said.

He has been arrested on charges of killing Sudhesh, 25,
outside a motel where he was working part-time.

A resident of Mysuru, Abhishek was a student of Masters
Degree in computer science at California State University San Bernardino.

He was shot at by Turner outside the motel Thursday
afternoon. He was pronounced dead by the police which reached the scene soon
after.

The San Bernardino Police Department said the case is being
investigated. The reason why Turner shot at Sudesh was not immediately known.

Turner is being held without bail and is being scheduled to
be produced before a local court on Tuesday.