Dublin Police Arrest 77-Year-Old In-Laws in Fatal Shooting of 40-Year-Old Man

Q: Why were a New York Times Games director’s parents-in-law arrested after he was fatally shot in a California sports complex parking lot?

They were arrested because police say they were the two suspects in Jonathan McKinsey’s fatal shooting, not because of any publicly established motive. Authorities identified the suspects as McKinsey’s parents-in-law, Shouyong Zhang and Shili Chen, both 77 and both Dublin residents, after witnesses helped officers locate and detain them shortly after the gunfire. McKinsey, 40, the director of engineering for New York Times Games, was found with multiple gunshot wounds in the parking lot of Dublin Sports Grounds on Saturday afternoon and was pronounced dead at the scene. Police said a sergeant nearby spotted him lying in the lot at about the same time dispatchers were receiving multiple 911 calls about a shooting. Investigators have said there are no outstanding suspects and no continuing threat to the public. Zhang and Chen were booked into Santa Rita Jail on suspicion of murder. Some local reports, citing witnesses, said the couple remained nearby after the shooting and were quickly taken into custody, but police have not publicly confirmed all witness descriptions of how the attack unfolded. As for why the shooting happened, that remains unclear. Dublin police have not released a motive and say the investigation is ongoing. Outside reports have pointed to prior family-court and child-abuse-related disputes involving McKinsey, but authorities have not said those matters were connected to the killing.

3 articles · Updated · KABC-TV · Sep 28

Jonathan McKinsey, 40, was shot several times and killed Saturday afternoon in the parking lot of Dublin Sports Grounds, about a block from the police department.
Police said a nearby sergeant spotted McKinsey on the ground, and responding officers quickly found a 77-year-old husband and wife in a black sedan at a nearby intersection.
Investigators later identified the couple as McKinsey's in-laws and booked them into Santa Rita Jail; authorities have not released a motive and have not named the suspects because they have not been arraigned.
The New York Times confirmed McKinsey was director of engineering for New York Times Games, while witnesses said the pair appeared to walk away casually after the gunfire, leaving residents stunned in a city they say rarely sees such crime.