Sept. 28, 2026Up to date Sept. 29, 2026, 7:56 a.m. ET
A prime staffer on the New York Occasions’ video games part was fatally shot close to a public park in California over the weekend and his in-laws are being held as suspects, based on police.
Jonathan McKinsey, head of engineering for the information outlet’s standard video games part, was discovered lifeless on Saturday, Sept. 26, in a parking zone close to the Dublin Sports activities Grounds, a public park within the San Francisco Bay Space metropolis of Dublin, native police stated. McKinsey, 40, was discovered with a number of gunshot wounds.
Dublin Police Companies stated McKinsey’s parents-in-law Shouyong Zhang, 77, and Shili Chen, 77, are suspected of homicide within the case and had been arrested. Zhang and Chen are married and are residents of the Alameda County metropolis, police stated.
“Officers discovered Jonathan McKinsey, 40, of Dublin, in the course of the parking zone with a number of gunshot wounds,” Dublin police stated in a press release. “With assist from witnesses, inside minutes, DPS officers situated and detained two suspects who had remained close by.”
Police stated nobody else is suspected of being concerned within the taking pictures.
A consultant for McKinsey and legal professionals for Zhang and Chen couldn’t be instantly reached. A New York Occasions official declined to remark however confirmed McKinsey had been with the corporate since 2023, was based mostly within the Bay Space and was the corporate’s director of engineering for video games.
