The elderly in-laws of a Dublin homicide victim have been charged with murder, the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday.
Shouyong Zhang and Shili Chen, both 77, are also charged with personal use of a firearm causing death and lying in wait. If convicted of all charges, the Dublin couple could both be sentenced to life in prison without parole, prosecutors said in a news release.
Chen and Zhang allegedly shot 40-year-old Jonathan McKinsey — their son-in-law — multiple times in the parking lot of the Dublin Sports Grounds at 6700 Dublin Blvd. on Saturday afternoon, according to court documents.
The shooting took place “with blatant disregard for public safety where several children were present,” Dublin police officials said in a court filing.
McKinsey was declared dead at the scene.
Witnesses helped Dublin Police Services identify the suspects, who were allegedly trying to drive away from the scene in a black Honda Civic with Chen at the wheel.
After “a high-risk” stop, officers arrested the couple and allegedly found a handgun in their possession. Chen invoked her Miranda rights but Zhang allegedly confessed to the shooting, police said in the court filing.
They are both being held without bail at Santa Rita Jail and were scheduled for arraignments Wednesday in the East County Hall of Justice.
The shooting was just a few days before a hearing in a divorce case McKinsey filed against the suspects’ daughter in 2025.
Court documents reveal the younger couple also filed domestic violence restraining order requests against each other and that they have three children.
A hearing in the divorce case was scheduled at the Hayward Hall of Justice for Friday.
