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NYT Tech Executive Killed in California Parking Lot

Jonathan McKinsey, 40, was killed Saturday after 3 p.m. in the parking lot of Dublin Sports Grounds, according to local police.

By Felo News Desk · Published Mon, 28 Sep 2026 18:54:04 GMT

Jonathan McKinsey, 40, the New York Times’ head of engineering for games player experience, was shot dead in the parking lot of Dublin Sports Grounds on Dublin Boulevard in Dublin, California, Saturday after 3 p.m., police said. Officers who were patrolling the area spotted McKinsey with multiple gunshot wounds and called for emergency assistance. First responders attempted to aid him, but he died at the scene. Witnesses reported seeing two masked assailants approach McKinsey in the lot. The suspects, Shouyong Zhang and Shili Chen, both 77, were arrested by a passing cop and booked into Alameda County’s Santa Rita Jail on suspicion of murder.

Key facts

• Jonathan McKinsey, 40, was the New York Times’ head of engineering for games player experience (nypost.com)
• McKinsey was shot in the parking lot of Dublin Sports Grounds on Dublin Boulevard in Dublin, California (nypost.com)
• The assailants were Shouyong Zhang and Shili Chen, both 77 (nypost.com)
• McKinsey died at the scene after first responders attempted aid (nypost.com)
• Zhang and Chen were booked into Alameda County’s Santa Rita Jail on suspicion of murder (nypost.com)

Sources

• [1] nypost.com — originally reported as “Exclusive | New York Times’ tech exec is shot dead by his elderly Chinese in-laws at California sports complex”