Half Moon Bay: Seven dead, one critical in another mass shooting, murder suspect in custody
Yesterday in Northern California, the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office had the unpleasant duty of reporting on the Nation’s latest mass shooting, this one, the second California mass shooting in just three days, occurring in Half Moon Bay in the greater San Francisco area. At 2:22 p.m., deputies responded to the 12700 block of San Mateo Road (SR-92) in San Mateo County after receiving a report of a shooting that involved multiple victims.
Seven people were killed and one is hospitalized with life-threatening injuries, authorities said, in a second California mass shooting in three days. ~ ABC News
San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus shared with reporters that the shootings unfolded at agricultural businesses on the outskirts of Half Moon Bay, a coastal city of roughly 11,000 about 30 miles south of San Francisco.
Upon arriving at the scene, deputies located four victims – deceased from gunshot wounds. A fifth victim, also suffering from gunshot wounds, was transported to Stanford Medical Center with life threatening injuries. The shooter was not immediately located.
Shortly thereafter, three additional victims were also located, deceased with gunshot wounds at a separate shooting scene in the 2100 block of Cabrillo Highway South. The motive for the shootings is currently unknown.
Through their investigation, detectives identified the shooter in both cases as Chunli Zhao, a 67-year-old Half Moon Bay resident. At 4:40 p.m., Zhao was located in his vehicle in the parking lot of the Sheriff’s Office Half Moon Bay Police Substation by a Sheriff’s Deputy. Zhao was arrested. A weapon was found in his vehicle.
Officials said that Zhao is believed to have acted alone and that there is no further threat to the community. San Mateo County Board of Supervisors President Dave Pine described Zhao as a “disgruntled worker” who was out to shoot fellow employees, according to KRON-4 News.
“This is a devasting tragedy for this community and the many families touched by this unspeakable act of violence,” said Sheriff Christina Corpus.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact Detective Deschler at 1-800-547-2700. The Sheriff’s Office said they would provide updates as information become available.
For more on the latest mass shooting, this on in Half Moon Bay, see the video accompanying this afticle.
(Cover photo shows shooting suspect being taken into custody: Image credit: Twitter)
(Source: San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office)
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