An NYT tech executive was shot dead allegedly by his Chinese in-laws at a parking lot in California.
40-year-old Jonathan McKinsey, the head of engineering for games player experience of New York Times, was shot dead by his elderly Chinese in-laws in the parking lot of Dublin Sports Grounds, reports said. A spokesperson for the NYT confirmed to NY Post that McKinsey who had been working for the newspaper since 2023 was the victim of the attack. A passing cop immediately arrested the assailants, identified as Shouyong Zhang and Shili Chen, both 77. The woman also told investigators about an alleged prior domestic violence incident in 2018, claiming McKinsey had bruised her by grabbing her left arm. McKinsey pleaded not guilty in both incidents, and had been released on bail on the condition that he complete 12 parenting classes.
Police have not released any other details and the motive for the killing is not clear either. But a probable cause declaration, as reported by Daily Mail, said a woman claimed to police that her husband, identified as McKinsey, had struck her six-year-old son in the face with an open hand. Eyewitnesses were shocked as the entire shooting took place in broad daylight. Two masked assailants approached McKinsey and they took turns unloading bullets into the victim. McKinsey fell to the ground. In that incident, deputies arrived to McKinsey’s home to find a two-year-old child left unattended in an upstairs bedroom while McKinsey had left to go shopping.
The incident took place around 3pm on Saturday.