Police did not identify a motive behind the killings. The investigation continues.
Online court records for neither Zhang nor Chen were available as of Monday afternoon.
New York Times Executive Found Fatally SH๏τ in California Parking Lot — 77-Year-Old In-Laws Arrested
Posted by Team - September 29, 2026
New York Times Executive Found Fatally SH๏τ in Parking Lot, 77-Year-Old In-Laws Arrested
Jonathan McKinsey was found ᴅᴇᴀᴅ near a park in California over the weekend
Authorities in California have arrested an elderly couple in connection with the weekend killing of their son-in-law.
The victim, identified as 40-year-old Jonathan McKinsey, was found ᴅᴇᴀᴅ near a park in Dublin, Calif. on Saturday, Sept. 26, the Dublin Police Services confirm to PEOPLE.
His in-laws Shouyong Zhang and Shili Chen, both 77, have been arrested on murder charges, police said.
McKinsey was found after a Dublin police sergeant spotted a man on the ground in the parking lot near the Dublin Sports Grounds, according to DPS’ statement. Around the same time that the sergeant stopped to investigate, local police were getting several 911 calls about an incident.
Officers found McKinsey with several gunsH๏τ wounds; he was pronounced deceased at the scene.
Witnesses allegedly led police to the suspects, later identified as Zhang and Chen, who police say were still in the area.
McKinsey was the Head of Engineering for New York Times Games, a Times spokesperson confirms to PEOPLE. He began working at the company in January 2023.
McKinsey said on his Linkedin he has taught computer science part time at Georgia Tech and UC Berkeley.
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New York Times Executive Found Fatally SH๏τ in Parking Lot, 77-Year-Old In-Laws Arrested Jonathan McKinsey was found ᴅᴇᴀᴅ near a park in California over the weekend Authorities in…