New York Times executive fatally shot in Dublin; in-laws arrested

A New York Times engineering executive was shot and killed Saturday in the parking lot of a sports complex in Dublin, California. Police arrested his two in-laws nearby on suspicion of murder.

Jonathan McKinsey, 40, was found with multiple gunshot wounds at the Dublin Sports Grounds shortly after 3 p.m. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

A police sergeant driving near the sports grounds at 6700 Dublin Boulevard spotted McKinsey lying in the parking lot and stopped to investigate, according to CBS News. Police received multiple 911 calls about the shooting around the same time.

Officers detained Shouyong Zhang and Shili Chen, both 77, several minutes later. The two had remained nearby, police said. They are married and were McKinsey’s parents-in-law. All three were Dublin residents.

A witness told CBS News Bay Area that a masked man shot McKinsey and then handed a gun to a masked woman, who also shot him. Police said the circumstances that led to the shooting remain under investigation.

Zhang and Chen were booked into Santa Rita Jail on suspicion of murder, according to CBS News. NBC News reported that they were being held pending charges. Jail records showed they were scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday, CBS News reported.

Police said there were no outstanding suspects and no threat to public safety.

McKinsey worked for The New York Times in its Games division. A company spokesperson confirmed to CBS News Bay Area that he had been a Times employee since January 2023 and was based in Dublin. CBS News described him as head of engineering at New York Times Games; NBC News described his role as head of engineering and games player experiences.

McKinsey earned a bachelor’s degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology and a master’s degree in computer science from the University of California, Berkeley, according to NBC News.