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Updated · Yahoo! Voices · Sep 28

Dublin Police Arrest 77-Year-Old In-Laws in 40-Year-Old Man's Killing at Sports Park

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Updated · Yahoo! Voices · Sep 28

Dublin Police Arrest 77-Year-Old In-Laws in 40-Year-Old Man's Killing at Sports Park

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.

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Jonathan McKinsey, 40, was found with multiple gunshot wounds in the Dublin Sports Grounds parking lot shortly after 3 p.m. Saturday and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Shouyong Zhang and Shili Chen, both 77 and McKinsey's parents-in-law, were detained within minutes after witnesses pointed officers to the pair, who police said remained nearby after the shooting.
Santa Rita Jail records show the couple was booked on suspicion of murder, with additional booking allegations including conspiracy and negligent firearm discharge; both were scheduled for arraignment Wednesday and reportedly held without bail.
Dublin police have not identified a motive or said which suspect allegedly fired, though court records cited by local media show McKinsey and his wife had recent family-court disputes including restraining-order requests, divorce and custody litigation.
Police said there are no outstanding suspects and no known continuing threat to the public as detectives continue examining what led to the daytime shooting at the busy sports complex.