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Mass shooting in Half Moon Bay, California

2023 Half Moon Bay shootings
Part of mass shootings in the United States
Location of Half Moon Bay within California
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LocationHalf Moon Bay, California, U.S.
DateJanuary 23, 2023 (2023-01-23)
c. 2:20 p.m. (PST)
Attack typeMass shooting
WeaponSemi-automatic pistol
Deaths7
Injured1
MotiveUnknown

On January 23, 2023, a spree killer opened fire at two nearby farms in Half Moon Bay, California, killing seven people and critically injuring an eighth person. A suspect, identified as 67-year-old Pescadero resident Chunli Zhao, was taken into custody after he was found inside his SUV outside of the Half Moon Bay Police Department. The suspect worked at one of the farms. The victims included his coworkers of Asian and Hispanic descent.

Shootings

At 2:22 pm PST, first responders were notified of a shooting at the Mountain Mushroom Farm. Upon arriving, they discovered four deceased individuals with gunshot wounds. A fifth victim who survived was transported to Stanford University Medical Center near Palo Alto, with life-threatening injuries. As responders were arriving, the gunman drove to the Concord Farm in his maroon Lexus SUV, where he fatally shot three more people. Several children were also present at both shooting scenes, but they were left unharmed.

At approximately 4:40 pm PST, the suspect, who was identified as 67-year-old Chunli Zhao, a resident of Pescadero (located 20 miles from Half Moon Bay), was found in his vehicle in the parking lot of the Half Moon Bay Police Department. Zhao was taken into custody without incident, and a weapon was located inside his vehicle. Zhao worked at one of the farms, and the victims were his coworkers.

Reactions

In a press briefing, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre expressed that President Joe Biden had directed federal law enforcement to help local authorities during their investigations. Governor of California Gavin Newsom was informed of the shooting while visiting the hospitalized victims of the Monterey Park shooting of less than 48 hours earlier, describing the two events in conjunction as "tragedy after tragedy."

See also

References

  1. Gaines, Tori (January 23, 2023). "Seven people dead, suspect identified in Half Moon Bay mass shooting". KRON4. Archived from the original on January 24, 2023. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
  2. ^ Rubin, April; Jiménez, Jesus (January 24, 2023). "7 Dead in Shooting in Half Moon Bay". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on January 24, 2023. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
  3. "7 Dead, 1 Injured Following Separate Shootings in Half Moon Bay". NBC Bay Area. January 23, 2023. Archived from the original on January 24, 2023. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
  4. "7 dead, 1 critically injured after shootings at 2 farms in Half Moon Bay; suspect in custody". ABC7 San Francisco. January 24, 2023. Archived from the original on January 24, 2023. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
  5. "Half Moon Bay: Seven dead in another California mass shooting". BBC. January 24, 2023. Archived from the original on January 24, 2023. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
  6. "7 dead in mass shooting in California's Half Moon Bay; victims reportedly Chinese farmworkers". The Straits Times. Singapore. January 24, 2023. Archived from the original on January 24, 2023. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
  7. ""Tragedy upon tragedy": Gov Newsom reacts to Half Moon Bay shootings that killed 7". CBS Sacramento. January 23, 2023. Archived from the original on January 24, 2023. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
  8. Newsom, Gavin (January 24, 2023). "At the hospital meeting with victims of a mass shooting when I get pulled away to be briefed about another shooting. This time in Half Moon Bay. Tragedy upon tragedy" (Tweet). Retrieved January 24, 2023 – via Twitter.
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