LAWRENCEVILLE, GA — A Gwinnett County judge on Wednesday found sufficient probable cause to move forward with murder and related charges against Vijay Kumar, 51, who is accused of killing his wife and three relatives in a January shooting at a home in unincorporated Lawrenceville.
At a probationary hearing in Gwinnett County Magistrate Court, prosecutors presented testimony from a lead detective describing the investigation into the deaths of Meenu Dogra, Kumar’s wife, and three other relatives who were fatally shot inside the residence.
Following the hearing, the judge ruled that the state had met the threshold of probable cause and ordered the case bound over to Gwinnett County Superior Court, where the charges—including malice murder, felony murder, aggravated assault, and cruelty to children—will proceed. Bond matters will also be addressed in superior court…