In the state’s third mass shooting in eight days, seven people were killed at two locations in Half Moon Bay, a small coastal city, south of San Francisco. Chunli Zhao, 67, has been arrested.
Four people were killed at a farm and another three at a trucking business, several miles away, on the outskirts of Half Moon Bay, a city around 30 miles (48km) south of San Francisco
Following the attack at Monterey Park on Saturday that left 11 people dead during a Chinese New Year celebration, the incidents mark the state’s third large-scale killing in eight days.
Chunli Zhao, 67, was detained by police in connection with the most recent shootings after they discovered him in his car in a sheriff’s station parking lot, according to San Mateo CountThe incidents mark the state’s third mass killing in eight days, following Saturday’s attack at Monterey Park that killed 11 at a Chinese New Year celebration.
Police arrested 67-year-old Chunli Zhao in connection with the latest shootings, after they found him in his vehicle in the car park of a sheriff’s station, San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus said.
Half Moon Bay vice mayor Joaquin Jimenez said the victims included Chinese and Latino farmworkers.
It was not immediately clear how the locations were connected, though it is believed the suspect worked for one of the businesses.y Sheriff Christina Corpus.
Chinese and Latino farmworkers were among the victims, according to vice mayor of Half Moon Bay Joaquin Jimenez.
Although it is thought the suspect worked for one of the companies, the connection between the locations was not immediately obvious.
