HALF MOON BAY — Authorities in Half Moon Bay confirmed seven folks had been killed and one was critically wounded in a mass capturing Monday afternoon, and a suspect is in custody after turning himself in to the San Mateo County Sheriff.
San Mateo County Sheriff’s deputies had been dispatched at 2:22 p.m. to the Magic Mushroom Farm at 12761 San Mateo Highway/Freeway 92 in unincorporated San Mateo County on a report of a capturing with a number of victims.
Upon arrival, deputies positioned 4 victims deceased with gunshot wounds. A fifth sufferer, additionally affected by gunshot wounds, was transported to Stanford Medical Heart with life-threatening accidents.
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Deputies then raced to second capturing scene — this one at a mushroom farm positioned at 2125 Cabrillo Freeway S./Freeway 1. Three different deceased victims had been discovered there a short while later, the sheriff’s workplace stated.
Whereas it was not clear but how the 2 companies could be linked, the suspect was described as a disgruntled worker who labored at one of many farms. The victims had been all believed to be employees, authorities stated.
A view from above the mushroom farm confirmed deputies and regulation enforcement personnel gathered exterior considered one of many greenhouses on the web site. What gave the impression to be a physique underneath a yellow tarp was seen on the entrance to one of many greenhouses.
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In the course of the police response to the capturing, the sheriff’s workplace stated a media staging could be positioned at a substation at 537 Kelly Ave. At round 4:40 p.m., a person carrying a white baseball-style cap was seen being led away from the substation in handcuffs.
In keeping with the sheriff’s workplace, the suspect within the shootings drove himself to the substation positioned between the 2 companies and surrendered to deputies.
He was recognized as 67-year-old Zhao Chunli, a Half Moon Bay resident. The weapon used within the shootings was present in Chunli’s car, the sheriff’s workplace stated.
Authorities later confirmed they believed the weapon — a semiautomatic rifle — was the one weapon used within the capturing, however couldn’t verify whether or not it was obtained legally.
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A household reunification heart has been arrange on the IDES Corridor at 735 Fundamental St. in Half Moon Bay. The corridor can be offering shelter to these households who dwell in residences which can be too near the crime scenes to permit them to return residence.
“This type of capturing is horrific,” stated San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus at a press convention Monday night. “It is a tragedy we hear about far too typically, however at this time it is hit residence right here in San Mateo County.”
Authorities advised CBS Information Bay Space that the entire capturing victims had been adults, however famous that youngsters had been current on the time of a minimum of one of many capturing scenes.
Half Moon Bay Vice Mayor Joaquin Jimenez stated the victims included Chinese language and Latino farmworkers.
Whereas no info had been supplied by the San Mateo County coroner’s workplace concerning the identities of the individuals who misplaced their lives within the capturing as of late Monday night time, one girl confirmed she misplaced her associate within the lethal incident.
Alicia Ortega advised KPIX her associate labored as a supervisor on the mushroom farm at 2125 Cabrillo Freeway close to Freeway 1.
Her worst nightmare grew to become a actuality Monday night. Ortega confirmed that her associate, Martin Martinez, was one of many folks fatally shot contained in the mushroom farm. His coworker advised her he witnessed the crime.
“The morning, when he go to work, is the final time,” Ortega stated of the final phrases she spoke with him.
Monday’s capturing in Half Moon Bay is the worst mass capturing within the Bay Space because the VTA capturing in San Jose in Could of 2021.
No motive has been announce within the lethal capturing. The incident comes solely two days after a mass capturing in Monterey Park after a Lunar New Yr Competition Saturday night time that left 10 folks useless and injured 10 extra folks.
On Sunday, round 11 a.m., Torrance police and Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies surrounded a white van described as a car of curiosity at Hawthorne and Sepulveda Boulevards close to Del Amo Mall, about 30 miles south of Monterey Park.
The sheriff’s division stated the suspect shot and killed himself contained in the van. Detectives discovered proof within the van, together with a gun, linking him to each areas. No additional suspects had been sought.
Investigators recognized the shooter as 72-year-old Huu Can Tran.
On Monday, an eleventh particular person died from “their intensive accidents,” in keeping with an announcement from LAC+USC Medical Heart.
Nestled alongside the Northern California shoreline, Half Moon Bay is a quiet agricultural bed room group most well-known for its annual pumpkin competition and the Mavericks huge wave browsing competitors.
Gov. Gavin Newsom tweeted concerning the newest mass capturing in California, saying he was visiting victims from the Monterey Park capturing within the hospital when he was pulled away and advised about what occurred in Half Moon Bay.
“Tragedy upon tragedy,” the governor tweeted.
White Home Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre tweeted that President Biden had been briefed on the lethal capturing and “has requested federal regulation enforcement to offer any crucial help to the native authorities.” The FBI confirmed it’s aiding the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Workplace with “investigative and forensic assets.”
“This is a gigantic tragedy. When any of us consider Half Moon Bay, it is at all times a cheerful, nice thought. It is the house of the pumpkin competition. It is the Mavericks browsing competitors. However at this time it is homicide. Seven treasured lives misplaced,” Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-Palo Alto) stated in an interview with CBS Information Bay Space. “We do not perceive why. We’re grateful the sheriff’s division has the suspect in custody. However that is the shattering of the lives of seven households and it is my understanding that one particular person has been taken to Stanford Medical Heart for therapy and I perceive it is critical.”
Eshoo additionally stated officers are bringing in Chinese language and Spanish interpreters to speak with the households of the victims in Half Moon Bay.
“We’re sickened by at this time’s tragedy in Half Moon Bay,” Dave Pine, president of the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors, stated in an announcement. “Now we have not even had time to grieve for these misplaced within the horrible capturing in Monterey Park. Gun violence should cease.”
