Breaking News · September 29, 2026
BBC reports: A New York Times executive was fatally shot in California, allegedly by his wife's elderly parents who have been arrested on suspicion of murder. Jonathan McKinsey, 40, the newspaper's director of engineering for games player experience, was found with multiple gunshot wounds in a car park in Dublin – 35 miles (56km) east of San Francisco – on Saturday afternoon, police said. Shouyong Zhang and Shili Chen, his parents-in-law who are both 77 years old, are facing multiple charges, including first-degree murder. It was unclear whether the couple have a lawyer, and they are due to appear in court to formally face the charges on Wednesday. McKinsey's death was confirmed by The New York Times. His body was found at 15:00 (23:00 GMT) on Thursday afternoon outside the Dublin Sports Grounds.[1]
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How 5 outlets are reporting it
- New York Times executive fatally shot by elderly in-laws, police say (BBC)
- Couple Accused of Killing Their Son-in-Law in Bay Area Park (The New York Times)
- Documents reveal child abuse, domestic violence claims of man allegedly killed by in-laws (ABC7 Los Angeles)
- New York Times executive fatally shot by his in-laws in Bay Area park, police say (NBC News)
- In-laws arrested on suspicion of murder after New York Times engineer shot dead in California (The Guardian)
What ABC7 Los Angeles reports
Tuesday, September 29, 2026 10:05AM DUBLIN, Calif. — The director of engineering for New York Times Games was allegedly shot and killed by his in-laws in Dublin, California on Saturday. New details shed light on a restraining order, pending divorce, child custody battle, child abuse and domestic violence.[2]
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References
- BBC. New York Times executive fatally shot by elderly in-laws, police say. ↩
- ABC7 Los Angeles. Documents reveal child abuse, domestic violence claims of man allegedly killed by in-laws. ↩
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