Jonathan McKinsey, a New York Times Games engineering executive, was fatally shot Saturday afternoon in Dublin, California. Within minutes, authorities arrested his wife’s parents on suspicion of murder.
McKinsey, 40, was found suffering from multiple gunshot wounds in the parking lot of the Dublin Sports Grounds, where he was pronounced dead, according to the City of Dublin.
A New York Times spokesperson confirmed to News Media that McKinsey was the director of engineering for New York Times Games. He joined the company in January 2023.
At approximately 3:08 p.m. local time Saturday, a Dublin Police Services sergeant driving near the sports complex saw a man lying in the parking lot and stopped to investigate.
A New York Times spokesperson confirmed to News Media that Jonathan McKinsey was the director of engineering for New York Times Games. He joined the company in January 2023. (Jon McKinsey/Facebook)
Dispatchers were also receiving several 911 calls reporting a shooting around that time, authorities said.
Officers responding to the scene found McKinsey with multiple gunshot wounds. With assistance from witnesses, they quickly identified and detained two people who were still at the location, police said.
Authorities identified the suspects as Shouyong Zhang, 77, and Shili Chen, 77, both Dublin residents. Officials said the married couple were McKinsey’s parents-in-law.
Zhang and Chen were arrested on suspicion of murder and booked into Santa Rita Jail, authorities said.
McKinsey, 40, was found suffering from multiple gunshot wounds in the parking lot of the Dublin Sports Grounds, where he was pronounced dead, according to the City of Dublin. (Jon McKinsey/Facebook)
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Police said no other suspects are being sought and that there is no continuing threat to the public.
Detectives are investigating the circumstances of the shooting and have not disclosed a possible motive.
“DPS thanks the witnesses and community members who assisted responding officers; their cooperation was critical to the swift arrest of the suspects,” officials said.
Zhang and Chen are scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday at 9 a.m. PT at the East County Hall of Justice in Dublin.
Court records obtained by Fox News indicate that McKinsey was involved in several ongoing legal proceedings when he died. One was a child abuse case filed in October 2025 that charged him with “cruelty to a child by endangering the health and corporal injury to a child.”
The records show that a pretrial hearing in the case was scheduled for Sept. 10.
In separate proceedings, McKinsey and his wife, Candice Jang, filed domestic violence restraining order requests against each other in 2025.
Officials said the married couple were McKinsey’s parents-in-law. (Jon McKinsey/Facebook)
The records indicate that those cases involved custody disputes.
McKinsey filed for divorce in December 2025, with a status hearing scheduled for Oct. 10.
Dublin Police Services did not immediately respond to News Media’s requests for comment.