At least seven people were killed and one more was seriously injured after two shootings Monday at two separate locations in Half Moon Bay, a small coastal community in central California.
The suspect, identified as Chunli Zhao, 67, was arrested two hours after the shootings. According to local media that recorded the moment of the arrest, Zhao was taken into custody after surrendering to the authorities.
Moment #HalfMoonBay suspect is arrested. Momento en el que sospechoso de balacera en HMB es arrestado. #sanmateo #SanFrancisco #shooting #BreakingNews #California pic.twitter.com/Anj6FYslxf
— GVNNY (@gvnnyf) January 24, 2023
According to San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus, the assailant acted alone. Authorities were alerted to a shooting in San Mateo County at 2:22 p.m. local time (5:22 p.m. Miami time), the sheriff said. They found four victims dead and one injured upon arrival at the first location, and shortly thereafter, three more victims were found lifeless at a different location.
Authorities reported that two separate crime scenes were recorded, one at the Magic Mushroom Farm at 12761 San Mateo Road/Highway 92 and a second near a trucking facility at 2125 Cabrillo Highway S./Highway 1.
"This kind of shooting is horrific, it’s a tragedy we hear about far too often, but today it's hit home here in San Mateo County," Sheriff Christina Corpus said in response to the mass shooting in Half Moon Bay, California. https://t.co/5Kha7koR60 pic.twitter.com/tcpfM2rQsj
— ABC News (@ABC) January 24, 2023
Authorities believe Zhao acted alone. This incident is the second mass shooting the state has experienced in three days. It came a day after another mass shooting recorded during Chinese New Year celebrations in Monterey Park, California.
Gov. Gavin Newsom said he learned of the news of the shooting while at a hospital meeting with victims in Monterey Park. "Tragedy upon tragedy," Newsom tweeted.
At the hospital meeting with victims of a mass shooting when I get pulled away to be briefed about another shooting. This time in Half Moon Bay.
Tragedy upon tragedy.
— Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) January 24, 2023
