WASHINGTON: A Pakistani professor, Javed Bhutto, 64, was shot dead outside a convenience store in Southeast Washington.
According to a report in Washington Post, 45-year-old Hilman Jordan was taken into police custody and charged with Bhutto’s murder.
The newspapers said that philosophy professor Javed Bhutto was shot around 11am on Friday.
The shooter was reported to have been a neighbour who had been involved in a dispute with Bhutto.
Sindh mourns loss of great teacher, Great mind, Intellectual friend Jawed Bhutto murdered in Washington DC by an alcoholic criminal. He had been head of philosophy Dept in Sindh University.
A sad day for his family, friends and pupil. pic.twitter.com/gmWzpsbgZe— Ali Rind (@AliRind) March 2, 2019
A member of Bhutto’s family said that the assassin was a heavy drinker and was often very rowdy and noisy. Bhutto had recently registered a complaint against him with the building landlord.
The neighbourhood where the shooting took place has seen a sharp increase in homicide incidents.
Bhutto was the husband of journalist Nafisa Hoodbhoy and brother-in-law of eminent Pakistani physicist Pervez Hoodbhoy.
Bhutto had served as the head of the Philosophy Department at Sindh University before moving to the US.
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