The Brief Shouyong Zhang and Shili Chen, both 77, were charged with murder with a special circumstance of lying in wait after allegedly shooting their son-in-law, Jonathan McKinsey, at a Dublin park. McKinsey, a head engineer for The New York Times, was embroiled in a bitter divorce and custody battle involving mutual domestic violence allegations and restraining orders with his estranged wife. Police arrested the elderly couple shortly after the daylight shooting, recovering two firearms and a confession from Zhang.



An elderly couple accused of fatally shooting their son-in-law at a crowded Dublin park in broad daylight has been charged with murder, though authorities have not released a motive.

The Alameda County District Attorney's Office charged Shouyong Zhang and his wife, Shili Chen, both 77, on their shared birthday. The couple was expected to make their first court appearance Wednesday in the death of Jonathan McKinsey, 40. They face murder charges with a special circumstance allegation of lying in wait.

Zhang and Chen remain held without bail at Santa Rita Jail. Efforts to determine whether they had egal representation were not immediately successful.

Dublin police said the couple gunned down McKinsey around 3:05 p.m. Saturday at the Dublin Sports Grounds, where children were present.


Investigators said surveillance video showed Zhang and Chen acting in concert to kill McKinsey, and witnesses reported the suspects took turns shooting at the victim.

The couple fled in a black Honda Civic, but witnesses helped police locate the vehicle nearby with Chen driving and Zhang in the passenger seat. Officers arrested both suspects and recovered a gun in Chen's possession.

Investigators said Zhang admitted to shooting McKinsey, though police did not detail the confession. Authorities also recovered a second gun that Zhang admitted to using.

Sources told KTVU that Zhang allegedly fired at his son-in-law from the car first, after which Chen began shooting.

Bitter divorce, custody battle

The backstory:

At the time of his death, McKinsey was embroiled in a bitter

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