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Jonathan McKinsey’s In-Laws Charged With Murder in California Shooting
The New York Times • • nation
Key Points:
- Shouyong Zhang and Shili Chen, both 77, were charged with murder and related crimes for the shooting death of their son-in-law, Jonathan McKinsey, 40, in a Dublin, California park.
- Prosecutors allege the couple planned the killing and waited for the moment to act, invoking a special circumstance of “lying in wait” that could result in life imprisonment without parole if convicted.
- Jonathan McKinsey, director of engineering for the games department at The New York Times, was found with multiple gunshot wounds; he was married to the couple’s daughter and had three young children.
- The family had a history of domestic conflict, including restraining orders filed by both McKinsey and his wife, Candice Jang, amid accusations of abuse and tensions related to McKinsey’s transgender identity.
- Police have not released a motive for the shooting, but court records indicate a turbulent marriage and prior legal disputes among family members.
