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New York Times executive fatally shot by his in-laws in Bay Area park, police say

Police said the couple was arrested within minutes after witnesses directed officers to the suspects, and no threat to the public remains.

  • On Saturday, September 26, 40-year-old Jonathan McKinsey was fatally shot at the Dublin Sports Grounds, with his parents-in-law Shouyong Zhang and Shili Chen arrested nearby on suspicion of murder.
  • Court records show prosecutors charged McKinsey with two counts of misdemeanor child abuse last year; a probable cause declaration alleges he struck his six-year-old son in the face.
  • Witnesses reported the couple took turns shooting McKinsey in the crowded parking lot; "This place is busy on a Saturday," said local resident Kevin Stein of Dublin.
  • Held without bail, Zhang and Chen remain in custody at the Santa Rita Jail on suspicion of murder and are scheduled for arraignment on Wednesday morning.
  • Dublin Police Services Capt. Miguel Campos confirmed no outstanding suspects exist, while detectives continue examining evidence to determine the circumstances that led to the homicide.
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Engineer Jonathan McKinsey, 40-year-old executive of the New York Times, was shot dead in Dublin, California, United States. The body was found outside the Dublin Sports Grounds, according to the police, on Saturday. Minutes later, his in-laws, Shouyong Zhang and Shili Chen, both 77-year-old, were arrested on suspicion of involvement in the murder. 'Paranoid Style': Financial Times compares Bolsonaro and Trump's families After ally denial: Trump…

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His own 77-year-old mother-in-law and father-in-law shot and killed Jonathan McKinsey, 40, who was the technical director of the New York Times' famous quiz and crossword section, in the parking lot of a California playground, the BBC reports. The incident happened on Saturday afternoon in Dublin, California. Because it was early afternoon on a weekend, both the playground and the parking lot were full of people. So he witnessed the elderly coup…

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The man was shot on September 26 in the parking lot of a sports complex in Dublin near San Francisco.

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Telemundo Area de la Bahía 48 broke the news on Sunday, September 27, 2026.
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