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New York Times Executive Killed, In-Laws Arrested in California
Jonathan McKinsey worked for The New York Times and was killed in California.
Police arrested his wife's parents after the shooting.
McKinsey and his wife were separated and had accused each other of abuse in court documents.
McKinsey said his in-laws mistreated him because he was transgender.
He also made allegations about violence by his wife.
His wife made separate allegations that he hurt her and one of her children.
McKinsey had pleaded not guilty to two misdemeanor child-abuse charges.
The shooting happened at a sports complex parking lot in Dublin.
Jonathan McKinsey, a New York Times tech executive, was killed in a Saturday afternoon shooting in Dublin, California.
Police arrested his elderly in-laws, Shouyong Zhang and Shili Chen, in connection with the shooting.
McKinsey and his estranged wife, Candice Jang, had filed competing domestic-violence restraining-order requests.
McKinsey alleged that his wife and in-laws abused him because he was transgender, including using derogatory language.
Jang had accused McKinsey of physical and emotional abuse, including allegations involving her and one of her children.
- Who
- Jonathan McKinsey was killed; his in-laws, Shouyong Zhang and Shili Chen, were arrested. His estranged wife was Candice Jang.
- What
- A shooting killed McKinsey, followed by the arrest of his two elderly in-laws.
- Where
- The shooting occurred in the parking lot of Dublin Sports Grounds in Dublin, California.
- When
- The shooting occurred on a Saturday afternoon; the article also references court filings from 2025.
- Why
- The article describes a bitter family dispute involving separation, domestic-violence allegations, and McKinsey's transgender identity; authorities' stated motive is not provided.
McKinsey's Allegations
Jang's Allegations
Treatment related to gender identity
McKinsey's Allegations
McKinsey alleged that his wife and in-laws abused him because he was transgender, and that his mother-in-law used slurs against him and one of his sons.
Jang's Allegations
Jang's reported filings did not accept McKinsey's account and instead accused him of emotionally abusing her mother.
Physical violence
McKinsey's Allegations
McKinsey alleged that Jang tried to pull medical tubes from him during his transition and later struck him with a frying pan; he also alleged that his father-in-law punched him after surgery.
Jang's Allegations
Jang alleged that McKinsey grabbed her, dropped her onto a table, fractured a vertebra, and bruised her arm during separate incidents.
Child-abuse allegations
McKinsey's Allegations
McKinsey pleaded not guilty to charges stemming from an allegation that he hit Jang's six-year-old son in the face.
Jang's Allegations
Jang reported the alleged incident to police and also accused McKinsey of verbally abusing their children.
Key facts
- Victim
- Jonathan McKinsey, head of engineering for games player experience at The New York Times
- Arrests
- Shouyong Zhang and Shili Chen, both 76
- Location
- Dublin Sports Grounds, Dublin, California
- Employer
- The New York Times; McKinsey had worked there since 2023
- Family dispute
- McKinsey and Candice Jang were living separately and had each sought domestic-violence restraining orders
- Prior criminal case
- McKinsey pleaded not guilty to two misdemeanor child-abuse charges and was released under conditions including parenting classes
- Earlier career
- His reported technology employers included Splunk, Coursera, and Oracle
Sources
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