Archive · 29 Sep 2026
New York Times Executive Killed in California; In-Laws Arrested
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, Candice Jang, were living separately.
Both had asked a court for protection from the other.
McKinsey said his wife and her parents mistreated him because he was transgender.
He also accused them of physical and verbal abuse.
Jang accused McKinsey of hurting her and one of her children.
Police have not announced the motive for the shooting.
Jonathan McKinsey, a 40-year-old New York Times tech executive, was killed in a Saturday afternoon shooting in Dublin, California.
Police arrested his in-laws, Shouyong Zhang and Shili Chen, both 76, in connection with the shooting.
McKinsey and his estranged wife, Candice Jang, had filed competing domestic-violence restraining-order requests in Alameda County.
McKinsey alleged that Jang and her parents mistreated him because he was transgender, including using derogatory language.
Jang accused McKinsey of physical and emotional abuse, including allegations involving her and one of her children; he pleaded not guilty to two misdemeanor child-abuse charges.
- 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 in-laws.
- When
- The shooting occurred on a Saturday afternoon; the reports reference court filings from 2025.
- Where
- The shooting occurred in the parking lot of Dublin Sports Grounds in Dublin, California.
- Why
- The reports describe a family dispute involving separation, domestic-violence allegations, and McKinsey's transgender identity, but police have not released a motive.
McKinsey's Allegations
Jang's Allegations
Treatment related to gender identity
McKinsey's Allegations
McKinsey alleged that Jang and her parents abused him because he was transgender, including allegedly using derogatory terms toward him and one of his sons.
Jang's Allegations
Jang's filings instead accused McKinsey of emotionally abusing her mother and did not accept his account of the family conflict.
Physical violence
McKinsey's Allegations
McKinsey alleged that Jang tried to pull medical tubes from him during his transition, later hit him with a frying pan, and that Zhang punched him after surgery.
Jang's Allegations
Jang alleged that McKinsey grabbed her, dropped her onto a table and fractured a vertebra, and bruised her arm during another altercation.
Child-abuse allegations
McKinsey's Allegations
McKinsey pleaded not guilty to allegations that he hit Jang's six-year-old son in the face and also accused Jang of verbally abusing their children.
Jang's Allegations
Jang reported the alleged incident involving her son to police and accused McKinsey of verbally abusing the children.
- 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 in Dublin, California
- Employer
- The New York Times; McKinsey had worked there since 2023
- Court filings
- McKinsey and Candice Jang each sought domestic-violence restraining orders in Alameda County
- Prior criminal case
- McKinsey pleaded not guilty to two misdemeanor child-abuse charges and was released subject to conditions including parenting classes
- Earlier employment
- His reported technology employers included Splunk, Coursera, and Oracle
