Crime28 September, 20262 min read
New York Times Executive Jonathan McKinsey Killed in Dublin Parking Lot by In-Laws
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Jonathan McKinsey, 40, New York Times Games engineering director, killed in Dublin, California parking lot. McKinsey's in-laws, Shouyong Zhang and Shili Chen, elderly couple, were arrested on suspicion of murder.
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McKinsey killed in Dublin
Jonathan McKinsey, 40, was found with multiple gunshot wounds in a Dublin, California parking lot near the Dublin Sports Grounds on Saturday afternoon, and police pronounced him dead at the scene. Dublin Police Services said a sergeant was driving near the Dublin Sports Grounds at 6700 Dublin Boulevard when he saw a man lying on the ground in the parking lot, and the sergeant stopped to investigate as police received multiple 911 calls. Police identified the suspects as 77-year-old Shouyong Zhang and 77-year-old Shili Chen, and police said the couple were McKinsey's parents-in-law and were detained several minutes later after they remained nearby.
The New York Times confirmed McKinsey’s death, and police said they had not disclosed a motive for the killing. CBS News Bay Area reported that witnesses said a man shot the victim and then handed the gun to the woman, who also shot the victim, as both were wearing masks.
In-laws face charges
Police said Shouyong Zhang and Shili Chen were booked into the Santa Rita Jail on suspicion of murder, and the couple were scheduled to appear in court to formally face the charges on Wednesday. It was unclear whether the couple have a lawyer, and the couple were due to appear in court to formally face the charges on Wednesday.
Dublin police confirmed that McKinsey was found dead near a park in Dublin, CA on September 26, and his in-laws were arrested on murder charges. Assad Razawi told KGO-TV, "I saw the guy drop to the floor: head bloody and chest bloody," and McKinsey’s daughter added that her father saw the couple "walking together and then casually walk away from the shooting."
Domestic case in background
CBS News Bay Area said police identified McKinsey as a 40-year-old from Dublin and said he had worked as head of engineering at New York Times Games, while police said the circumstances that led to the shooting were under investigation.
Court documents showed McKinsey and his wife, Candice Jang, were embroiled in a child custody battle when he died, and a judge granted Jang’s petition for a domestic violence temporary restraining order against McKinsey last year.
Court records showed McKinsey was involved in a child abuse case filed in October 2025 charging him with "cruelty to a child by endangering the health and corporal injury to a child," and a pretrial hearing in that case was scheduled for Sept. 10.
The Los Angeles Times said the shooting took place amid a bitter divorce between McKinsey and Candice Jang, and it said the newspaper also reported that Jang and McKinsey had each sought restraining orders and made several allegations of abuse against each other in court.