Overview

• Investigators say Varun Suresh, 29, located David Brimmer on California’s Megan’s Law website and took screenshots of offender profiles about 45 minutes before the 911 calls.
• Police and court documents state Suresh posed as a CPA going door-to-door, forced entry, chased Brimmer into a neighbor’s home, and fatally stabbed him in the neck and throat; a knife was recovered at the scene.
• According to the affidavit, Suresh told officers he targeted sex offenders because they “deserve to die,” described the killing as “really fun,” and said he was not trying to get away.
• Prosecutors have charged Suresh with murder and first-degree residential burglary, with special allegations for planning and sophistication, use of a deadly weapon, violent conduct, and great bodily injury.
• Authorities describe the case as isolated with no ongoing community threat, records note a psychiatric evaluation is planned, and prior reports show Suresh was arrested in 2021 over a false bomb threat.