Jonathan McKinsey
Age 4026 Sep 2026
Dublin, California (USA)
Shot
Jonathan was shot dead in a sports park by his transphobic in-laws. Shouyong Zhang and Shili Chen, both 76 years-old, were arrested on murder charges.
A New York Times tech executive was allegedly shot dead by his elderly in-laws at a sports park in California. Jonathan McKinsey, the Times' head of engineering for games player experience, was reportedly engaged in a vicious war with his estranged wife and in-laws over being transgender.
Cops have arrested his in-laws, Shouyong Zhang and Shili Chen, both 76, for the deadly shooting at a parking lot at Dublin Sports Grounds, an athletic complex and playground in Dublin, California. Police have not released the motive behind the crime yet.
But, citing court records, The New York Times reported that the 40-year-old executive and his wife, Candice Jang, were living separately, with each having filed requests for domestic violence restraining orders against the other last year in Alameda County.
His restraining order records showed that McKinsey had accused his wife and his in-laws of abusing him because of his trans identity. He had claimed that his mother-in-law once called him and one of his sons a "disgusting queer", a "pervert", and a "monster" because of the child's choice of clothing. He also claimed his father-in-law punched him in the chest while he was recovering from double mastectomy surgery in 2010, the NYT report said.
Jonathan had worked at The New York Times for more than three years, most recently as director of engineering for games player experience.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/30/california-new-york-times-games-engineer
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/us/jonathan-mckinsey-new-york-times-shooting-california.html
https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2026/09/28/dublin-shooting-death-mckinsey-inlaws/
https://abcnews.com/US/wireStory/police-arrest-california-couple-public-shooting-death-son-136842654
https://www.advocate.com/news/crime/transgender-nyt-engineer-murdered
