New York Times engineer killed by wife's parents in California

World · 29 September 2026

Written by AI from multiple news reports

The parents of his wife have been arrested after Jonathan McKinsey, 40, was shot dead in a California parking lot on Saturday. McKinsey worked as a senior engineering executive at The New York Times. He was found with several gunshot wounds at Dublin Sports Grounds and died at the scene. Shouyong Zhang and Shili Chen, both 77 and married to each other, were arrested minutes later. Witnesses identified them near the scene. They face charges including murder, conspiracy, and child endangerment. McKinsey and his wife had three young children and had been married since around 2012. A divorce hearing had been scheduled for the following week. In 2023, his wife reported him to police over how he disciplined their children. Both suspects are being held in jail and will appear in court on Wednesday.

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