In-laws arrested on suspicion of murder after New York Times engineer shot dead in California
Summary
A married couple in their 70s was arrested for allegedly shooting and killing their son-in-law, Jonathan McKinsey, a New York Times engineer, in a park in Dublin, California. McKinsey was found with multiple gunshot wounds and died at the scene, and the suspects were arrested shortly after.Key Facts
- Jonathan McKinsey, 40, was the head of engineering for the New York Times’s games department.
- He was shot in broad daylight at a park in Dublin, California, about 35 miles east of San Francisco.
- A police officer found him with multiple gunshot wounds, and he was declared dead at the scene.
- The suspected shooters, Shouyong Zhang and Shili Chen, both 77 and McKinsey’s in-laws, were arrested soon after.
- Witnesses said the suspects wore masks and each took a turn shooting McKinsey.
- McKinsey and his wife had a legal dispute over child custody and allegations of abuse.
- Dublin has had one homicide per year between 2023 and 2025.
- Reported domestic violence incidents in Dublin increased from 121 in 2024 to 131 in 2025.
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