A New York Times employee suffered a brutal death in a family-related incident over the weekend in California, just months after being charged with an awful crime.
The New York Post reported on Monday that 40-year-old Jonathan McKinsey was allegedly killed by his Chinese in-laws in the parking lot of Dublin Sports Grounds in Dublin, California, around 3.p.m Saturday.
Witnesses revealed that they had seen two masked assailants approach McKinsey, who served as the Times’ head of engineering for games player experience, in the lot before his death. Then, the shooters identified as Shouyong Zhang and Shili Chen, who are both 77 years of age, took turns blasting bullets into McKinsey.
A passing cop later arrested them.
The Post reports that police patrolling the area noticed McKinsey with multiple gunshot wounds while emergency dispatch began receiving 911 calls.
First responders attempted to revive McKinsey upon arrival at the scene, but it was too late.
The Post reports that Zhang and Chen were booked into Alameda County’s Santa Rita Jail on suspicion of murder. McKinsey had been married to their daughter, Candice Jang.
Images allegedly showed the Chinese couple being taken into custody. Footage from the scene also showed a body lying in the parking lot in broad daylight.
Booking records obtained by the New York Post show that Zhang and Chen have been charged with several offenses related to McKinsey’s death.
These include first-degree murder, felony conspiracy, dangerously firing a gun, and child endangerment that could’ve caused major injury or death.
Court records viewed by the San Francisco Chronicle show that last year McKinsey was charged with two counts of misdemeanor child abuse by prosecutors in Alameda County.
McKinsey’s wife alleged that he had struck her six-year-old son in the face with an open hand.
She also told investigators that McKinsey had bruised her by grabbing her left arm back in 2018.
McKinsey pleaded not guilty in both incidents and was released on bail provided that he complete 12 parenting classes.
It’s important to note, though, that police have not released a motive for the killing of McKinsey at this time.
McKinsey began working for The New York Times in 2023. Before heading up the Times’ games platform, McKinsey was an engineering manager at Splunk and had studied at UC Berkeley.
Zhang and Chen are being held in jail without the possibility of parole.
Their arraignment has been scheduled for Wednesday.
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/09/horror-new-york-times-employee-allegedly-brutally-murdered/
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