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NYT Exec Shot Dead by Elderly In-Laws
28 Sep
Summary
- NYT engineering head fatally shot in parking lot.
- Suspects identified as 77-year-old parents of victim's wife.
- Motive unclear; past domestic abuse allegations surfaced.
Jonathan McKinsey, 40, who led engineering for games player experience at the New York Times, was fatally shot in the Dublin Sports Grounds parking lot around 3 PM on Saturday. The incident occurred in broad daylight, with eyewitnesses reporting two masked assailants. Police quickly arrested the suspects, identified as 77-year-old Shouyong Zhang and Shili Chen, who are McKinsey's in-laws. They are facing charges including murder and conspiracy.
The couple were booked into jail on suspicion of murder. While the motive remains unclear, a declaration indicated a woman claimed McKinsey had struck her six-year-old son and cited a prior domestic violence incident in 2018. McKinsey had pleaded not guilty to these allegations and was out on bail.
McKinsey, who had been with the New York Times since 2023, previously worked as an engineering manager at Splunk and studied at UC Berkeley. The shooting has left the community in shock as details about the motive continue to be investigated.
