In-laws arrested on suspicion of murder after New York Times engineer shot dead in California
Police arrest couple in their 70s after Jonathan McKinsey, 40, found dead in park in Bay Area city of Dublin
TL;DR
- Jonathan McKinsey, a 40-year-old engineer for The New York Times, was shot and killed in a park in Dublin, California.
- His in-laws, Shouyong Zhang and Shili Chen, both 77, were arrested at the scene on suspicion of murder.
- Witnesses reported that the suspects wore masks and took turns shooting the victim.
- McKinsey and his wife were reportedly involved in a legal dispute concerning child custody and allegations of abuse.
- Dublin has seen one homicide per year between 2023 and 2025, with an increase in reported domestic violence incidents.