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New York Times executive fatally shot by his in-laws in Bay Area park, police say
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A New York Times engineering executive was killed by his in-laws Saturday amid an ongoing domestic and child abuse legal battle, according to Bay Area police.
Key facts
- After receiving a flood of witness phone calls, Dublin police found and arrested two suspects: Shouyong Zhang, 77, and Shili Chen, 77, a married couple who were identified as McKinsey’s in-laws
- The shooting unfolded Saturday afternoon in the city of Dublin in Alameda County shortly after 3 p.m
- McKinsey, 40, earned a bachelor’s degree from Georgia Tech before receiving his master’s in computer science at the University of California, Berkeley
- A New York Times engineering executive was killed by his in-laws Saturday amid an ongoing domestic and child abuse legal battle, according to Bay Area police
Summary
The shooting unfolded Saturday afternoon in the city of Dublin in Alameda County shortly after 3 p.m. After receiving a flood of witness phone calls, Dublin police found and arrested two suspects: Shouyong Zhang, 77, and Shili Chen, 77, a married couple who were identified as McKinsey’s in-laws. They are both being held at the Santa Rita Jail pending charges, police said in a statement. According to court documents, McKinsey and his wife, Candice Jang, were embroiled in a child custody battle when he died.