SAN JOSE — Friends of a couple slain last week in their San Jose home started a crowd-funding campaign on Monday to help pay for funeral expenses and family support, calling the Prabhus pillars in the community in Saratoga and beyond.

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Willow Glen double killing called ‘payback’ for failed romance Longtime friend Melodie Shafazand said Naren and Raynah Prabhu were “just such amazing people,” and added that Rachel, the eldest daughter, “must now grapple with funeral expenses and taking care of her three younger siblings, two of which are still attending college, and one who is only 13 years old.”

The Go Fund Me campaign had collected more than $4,000 of its $50,000 goal just hours after being launched.

“This tragedy has shaken the South Bay Area,” states the message on the site, “but is it more important than ever to come together and support the four beautiful children that Naren and Raynah Prabhu left behind.”

Meanwhile, San Jose police on Monday identified the veteran officer who fatally shot a double-homicide suspect last week during a violent, home-invasion attack in Willow Glen.

Jacob Morris, an officer with 16 years’ experience, fired the shot that killed homicide suspect Mirza Tatlic, according to a press release. Police on Monday also identified Tatlic as the man who gunned down the Prabhus inside their Willow Glen home during an attack on May 3.

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The Prabhus’s adult daughter had a dating relationship with Tatlic that ended last year, according to police.

On Wednesday, Naren Prabhu was fatally shot as he stood in the doorway of their Willow Glen home. Police say Tatlic then killed Raynah Prabhu and briefly held their 13-year-old son hostage before being shot and killed by Morris. Police say Morris fired when Tatlic pointed a gun from inside the house toward officers outside.

Tatlic had a history of domestic violence, according to court records, which show his mother took out a restraining order against him last summer after he unleashed a torrent of obscenities at her while smashing gashes in the walls of their home.

Naren Prabhu was a vice president of engineering at Sunnyvale-based Juniper Networks, which released a statement that said the company was “deeply saddened by the recent loss of a longtime employee.”