A Hidalgo County judge said no to bond this week. The man asking was Gaurav Chopra. Cops say he killed his mom, dad and grandma. The judge called him a flight risk.

Chopra is 19. He sat in court Monday for a bond hearing. His lawyers asked the judge to set bail. They said cops are holding him with no real proof. The judge said no.

This case has shaken the small town of Alton. It has shaken the whole Rio Grande Valley too. Three family members are dead. Investigators say Chopra also shot at his older brother and missed. Neighbors in the Tuscany Village subdivision are still trying to make sense of it.

Chopra faces capital murder of multiple persons. That is the most serious charge in Texas. It can mean life in prison with no parole. It can even mean the death penalty. He also faces attempted capital murder, felony evading arrest (a charge for running from cops), and aggravated assault. He has not been convicted of anything. Under the law he is innocent until proven guilty.

Two witnesses spoke at Monday's hearing. Alton Police Sgt. Osvaldo Zamora was one. He said he saw a white Lexus leaving the neighborhood the night of the shooting. He tried to pull it over. The driver stopped, then sped off. Both cars hit 100 miles an hour during the chase, Zamora said. Dashcam video shown in court caught the Lexus hitting a power line. It then slammed into a second car. That driver had to go to the hospital.

Hidalgo County crime scene expert Eduardo Aleman also took the stand. He said cops got a warrant to search the Lexus. Inside, they found a gun under the front seat. They also found $12,666 in cash. The judge said that cash was one reason Chopra might run if he got out on bond.

Chopra's lawyers said no one proved he is dangerous to others. They said the only proven fact is that he ran from cops. They asked the judge to let him go home under house arrest instead. The judge said no. Chopra can still ask a higher court to step in.

Here is what cops say happened weeks earlier, on the night of June 16. Chopra's older brother called 911 at 9:13 p.m. He said Chopra shot the family and drove off in a white Lexus. Officers found two family members dead inside the home. A third, Chopra's father, was still alive. He was rushed to a hospital. He died later from his wounds. That is what Hidalgo County Sheriff J.E. "Eddie" Guerra said.

Sheriff Guerra named the three killed. They are Chopra's father, Sweeta Ram, 56. His mother, Kamlesh Rani, 46. And his grandmother, Minder Kaur, 73. All three died from gunshot wounds to the head, Guerra said. Guerra said Ram was a respected businessman. He owned a motel and event center in nearby Palmview. Guerra said Chopra was a student at UT Rio Grande Valley. Cops have not said why the shooting happened.

A judge held a first hearing right after the arrest. He set no bond on the murder charges then. He set bond at $250,000 each on the attempted murder charge and the evading arrest charge. Chopra's lawyers filed a motion saying he was held illegally. That motion led to Monday's hearing.

For now, Chopra stays in the Hidalgo County jail. There is still no bond on the murder charge. His case moves toward trial next. Alton Mayor Salvador Vela has asked people to stay calm. He wants neighbors to support each other while the courts work through the case. No trial date has