Duke Grad Student Died of Gunshot Wound to Head
Abhijit Mahato, 29, was found dead in his apartment with a pillow over his face with soot surrounding a hole in the pillow, according to the autopsy report.
Posted — UpdatedAbhijit Mahato, 29, was found dead in his apartment near the Duke campus in January with a pillow over his face with soot surrounding a hole in the pillow, according to the report by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Chapel Hill.
Mahato, originally from Tatangar, India, was studying for an engineering doctorate degree on computational mechanics at Duke’s Pratt School of Engineering. He was in his second year.
Lovette also faces a murder charge in connection with the death of the Unviersity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill student body president, Eve Marie Carson. She was found dead about a half-mile from the campus on March 5. She had been shot, at least once in the head, according to a police report.
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