In-laws charged with murder of New York Times games engineer in California
Summary
A couple in California has been charged with murdering their son-in-law, Jonathan McKinsey, at a public park. The killing took place amid a heated divorce and custody fight involving McKinsey, who worked as a games engineer for the New York Times.Key Facts
- Shili Chen and Shouyong Zhang, both 77, were charged with murdering Jonathan McKinsey.
- McKinsey was shot in a sports complex parking lot in Dublin, California.
- Police caught the couple near the scene and found the gun used in the shooting in their car.
- Surveillance video showed both Chen and Zhang shooting together.
- McKinsey and Candice Jang, the couple’s daughter, were in the middle of a bitter divorce and custody battle.
- McKinsey, who was transgender, had accused Jang and her parents of abuse related to his gender transition.
- The murder happened one week before a scheduled court hearing about their divorce.
- McKinsey worked as the director of engineering for New York Times Games since January 2023, based in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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