New York Times executive killed by his elderly in-laws, police say

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A 77-year-old couple gunned down their son-in-law in a California city park over the weekend, authorities said, and court documents showed the victim had been in a bitter custody dispute with their daughter.

Jonathan McKinsey, a 40-year-old gaming engineer for The New York Times, was shot to death Saturday afternoon in the parking lot of a sports complex in Dublin, east of San Francisco. A police sergeant was driving nearby and saw him on the ground as witnesses began calling 911 and pointing out the couple, who were still near the scene, Dublin Police Services said in a news release.

Authorities arrested Shouyong Zhang and Shili Chen, both 77 and from Dublin, on suspicion of murder and other charges. They were due to appear in court Wednesday morning. It was not immediately clear if either had obtained a lawyer, and phone numbers listed for their daughter, Candice Jang, were disconnected.

The killing occurred a week before a hearing was scheduled in McKinsey and Jang’s divorce case. The couple had been married since about 2012 and had three young children, court records show.

Court records show that Jang reported McKinsey to police in 2023, accusing him of shoving one of their children and using rough physical discipline with them generally.

Last October, she obtained a domestic violence protection order against McKinsey after he was arrested and charged with misdemeanor child abuse in another case. Police said he acknowledged having slapped one child and also charged him with endangering another. At the time of his killing, he was out on bail and had been trying to enter a mental health diversion program, the San Jose Mercury News reported .

McKinsey responded to his wife’s court filing by requesting a domestic violence protection order against her and filing for divorce. He since had sought more time with the three children, noting that he had been limited to two hours of supervised visits per week since last fall, Alameda County court documents show.

In his petition for a protection order, McKinsey, who was transgender, alleged that Chen had directed anti-LGBTQ+ slurs at him and at one of their children, the Mercury News reported. He also accused Jang of being abusive during medical procedures related to his transition.

McKinsey joined The New York Times in January 2023. He was director of engineering for New York Times Games and based in the San Francisco Bay Area, the paper said. A spokesperson declined to comment further.

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据当局称，上周末，加州一对 77 岁的老夫妇在城市公园枪杀了他们的女婿。法庭文件显示，受害者曾与他们的女儿发生激烈的监护权纠纷。

40岁的《纽约时报》游戏工程师乔纳森·麦金西于周六下午在旧金山东部都柏林一家体育中心的停车场遭枪击身亡。都柏林警方在一份新闻稿中称，一名警官当时正驾车在附近，看到麦金西倒在地上，目击者开始拨打911报警，并指认了仍在现场附近的那对夫妇。

警方逮捕了77岁的都柏林居民张守勇和陈世丽，他们涉嫌谋杀及其他罪名。两人原定于周三上午出庭。目前尚不清楚两人是否已聘请律师，他们女儿坎迪斯·张的电话号码均已停机。

这起谋杀案发生在麦肯锡和张的离婚案开庭审理前一周。法庭记录显示，这对夫妇自2012年左右结婚，育有三个年幼的孩子。

法庭记录显示，Jang 于 2023 年向警方举报 McKinsey，指控他推搡他们的一个孩子，并经常对他们进行粗暴的体罚。

去年十月，麦金西因另一起案件被捕并被控轻罪虐待儿童后，她申请了针对麦金西的家庭暴力保护令。警方称，麦金西承认掌掴过一名儿童，并被控危害另一名儿童的安全。据《圣何塞水星报》报道，麦金西遇害时正处于保释期，并试图参加一项精神健康转介计划。

麦金西在妻子向法院提交文件后，申请了针对妻子的家庭暴力保护令，并提出了离婚诉讼。阿拉米达县法院的文件显示，此后他一直要求增加与三个孩子相处的时间，并指出自去年秋季以来，他每周只能在监督下探视两个小时。

据《水星报》报道，跨性别者麦肯锡在申请保护令时声称，陈某曾对他以及他们的一个孩子发表反LGBTQ+的侮辱性言论。他还指控张某在他接受变性手术期间对其进行虐待。

据《纽约时报》报道，麦肯锡于2023年1月加入该报，担任纽约时报游戏部门的工程总监，常驻旧金山湾区。一位发言人拒绝就此事作进一步置评。