Half Moon Bay

Seven people were killed Monday at plant nurseries near Half Moon Bay, 30 miles south of San Francisco, days after a rampage in Southern California.

[VICTIMS REMEMBERED: ] [Families remember those slain in Monterey Park mass shooting: 'Our biggest cheerleader,' the 'life of any party'](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/01/23/monterey-park-california-shooting-victims-identified-list/11105457002/) [Where is Half Moon Bay?] [Half Moon Bay is a coastal community of about 12,000 people 30 miles south of San Francisco. [HORROR AND HEROISM: ] [In Monterey Park shooting, ballrooms became the scene of sudden horror, stunning heroism](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/01/24/monterey-park-shooting-my-nhan-huu-can-tran-brandon-tsay/11106243002/) [Biden offers prayers, pushes for gun control legislation] [President Joe Biden issued a statement saying he and wife Jill were praying for the victims. Some workers at one facility lived on the premises and children may have witnessed the shooting, Corpus said. She said it wasn’t immediately clear how the two locations were connected.] [Suspect in custody, 'no threat' to community] [A suspect, Chunli Zhao, 67, a resident of Half Moon Bay, was taken into custody "without incident" from his car in the parking lot of the Half Moon Bay Police Substation more than two hours after deputies arrived at the first shooting scene, Sheriff Christina Corpus said. [7 dead in two related incidents in California; suspect arrested](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/01/23/half-moon-bay-shooting-victims-authorities/11109329002/) [Victims were Chinese, Latino farmworkers] [The Sheriff’s Office first received reports of a shooting just before 2:30 p.m. The San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office said four victims were found dead at the first shooting scene and a fifth person was transported to the Stanford Medical Center with life-threatening injuries.

Investigators on Tuesday were still trying to determine the motive behind a mass shooting in Half Moon Bay that left seven farmworkers dead and one ...

"Jill and I are praying for those killed and injured in the latest tragic shooting in Half Moon Bay, California. Following a briefing from my homeland security team, I have directed my administration to ensure local authorities and the broader Half Moon Bay community have the full support of the federal government in the wake of this heinous attack. For the second time in recent days, California communities are mourning the loss of loved ones in a senseless act of gun violence. "Yesterday, Senator Feinstein — alongside Senators Murphy, Blumenthal and others — reintroduced a federal Assault Weapons Ban and legislation that would raise the minimum purchase age for assault weapons to 21. President Joe Biden on Tuesday released a statement addressing the Half Moon Bay mass shooting, saying in part: "Jill and I are praying for those killed and injured in the latest tragic shooting in Half Moon Bay, California. in the parking lot of a San Mateo County sheriff's substation in Half Moon Bay after a deputy spotted his vehicle.

Two of the seven victims killed in the shootings in Half Moon Bay have been identified and authorities are working to notify the families.

“Here in San Mateo County, he wasn’t a red flag for us, nothing to put him on our radar,” she said. The weapon believed to have been used in the incident, a semiautomatic handgun, was found inside his car. Jail records showed the suspect was being held in San Mateo County’s Maguire Correctional Facility. Video from KGO-TV showed deputies taking a man to the ground in the parking lot. Police arrested the suspect, identified as Chunli Zhao, 67, after he was discovered in his car at the San Mateo County sheriff’s substation in Half Moon Bay at about 4:40 p.m. “All the evidence we have points to this being the instance of workplace violence.”

The US has already suffered at least 39 mass shootings this month -- more than any other start of the year on record.

“Our hearts are with the victims, their families and the Chinese American community – from Half Moon Bay to Monterey Park.” “This is something that we get to watch on the news. “Today, we are the news. “The only known connection between the victims and the suspect is that they may have been coworkers.” Both cases share ties to the Asian American community. [deadly flooding](https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/17/weather/california-flooding-atmospheric-river-tuesday/index.html) that stretched across large swaths of the state. [ban assault weapons](https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/24/politics/biden-assault-weapons-mass-shootings/index.html), he said in a statement, adding: “We know the scourge of gun violence across America requires stronger action.” “We do know is that some of the victims were Chinese, that the perpetrator was Chinese and that this was an agricultural community – they were agricultural workers,” Half Moon Bay Mayor Deborah Penrose said Tuesday. [Monday evening in Oakland](https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/24/us/oakland-shooting-california/index.html). [in the Half Moon Bay area ](https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/half-moon-bay-california-shooting-1-24-23/index.html)near San Francisco; [people killed](https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/23/us/iyw-how-to-help-monterey-park-shooting-victims/index.html) after a gunman opened fire [at a dance studio](https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/24/us/monterey-park-california-mass-shooting-tuesday/index.html) in Monterey Park, near Los Angeles; [39 mass shootings](https://www.gunviolencearchive.org/reports/mass-shooting) this month – more than [any other start of the year on record](http://www.cnn.com/2023/01/23/us/monterey-park-california-mass-shooting-monday/index.html).

The Governor yesterday and on Sunday met with Monterey Park victims, their families, local officials and community members in the wake of the mass shooting ...

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The suspect in two shootings at Northern California farms that left seven dead was an employee at one of the locations, authorities said.

Back-to-back mass shootings in California have claimed the lives of people who loved to dance at a studio in Monterey Park and farm workers in the coastal ...

"He came to buy cheese." And he said, 'Come sit down with us,'" Perez recounted. Tom's family said she died on Sunday after being taken to hospital in critical condition following the shooting, according to a statement seen by ABC News. We are left frustrated, stuck with this vicious cycle," the family said. "I was so happy. Taiwan's consulate in Los Angeles said two Taiwanese expatriates also were killed.

NPR's A Martinez speaks with Dave Pine, president of the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors, about the gun violence in California, including two related ...

And there are certain things, particularly with the regulation of assault weapons, that are in the hands of the federal government that we need help from. But can you just - California, the state that supposedly is the leader in gun control, and this happens. We are investing funds into going after, you know, people with red flag status, people who are felons and others who are not allowed to have guns and making sure that we get the guns out of their hands. So we have to make sure guns are better regulated. Considering everything you have done, to see this happen in your own community, where you've tried your best, I mean, is it deflating? MARTÍNEZ: California, I know, has some of the toughest gun laws.

Jill and I are praying for those killed and injured in the latest tragic shooting in Half Moon Bay, California. For the second time in recent.

Jill and I are praying for those killed and injured in the latest tragic shooting in Half Moon Bay, California. I once again urge both chambers of Congress to act quickly and deliver this Assault Weapons Ban to my desk, and take action to keep American communities, schools, workplaces, and homes safe. Yesterday, Senator Feinstein — alongside Senators Murphy, Blumenthal and others — reintroduced a federal Assault Weapons Ban and legislation that would raise the minimum purchase age for assault weapons to 21.

A gunman shot and killed seven people in Half Moon Bay, Calif., last night. Authorities have arrested 67-year-old Zhao Chunli, whom they believe to be the ...

A lot of the farm workers were actually, you know, victims of flooding and were trying to get help through that. And the sheriff said one tough thing here is that a lot of them are migrants. Between the sheriff's office and talking to the vice mayor here in Half Moon Bay, it does sound like all of them were farm workers, all adults. As you said, this is about half an hour south of San Francisco, a lot of farmland, you know, well-known for sort of surfing and boating culture. And it is believed that there were some children, some teenagers and very young children at least at the farm when the shooting took place. - add it to the long and growing list of places in the U.S. He did surrender to police after driving himself to a police substation - a sheriff's substation. It sounds like the suspect did work, at one point, at both farms. What do we know about the eight people who were shot? Yesterday in the scenic coastal town, seven people were killed and one wounded in the attack at two farming nurseries. Marisa Lagos, correspondent with member station KQED, is in Half Moon Bay and joins me. A 66-year-old man is in custody.

The mayor of Half Moon Bay, where two related shootings left seven people dead on Monday, said her community was completely shocked by events of a kind it ...

We share in their pain and know that our community members are also keeping the victims and their families in their hearts,” Mayor Penrose added in the statement.\n\n“Now more than ever it’s important for the community to come together and be there for one another.” The mayor of Half Moon Bay, where two related shootings left seven people dead on Monday, said her community was completely shocked by events of a kind it would never have expected in the coastal Californian city.\n\n“My colleagues and I on the Half Moon Bay City Council are appalled and saddened at this terrible incident, which has completely shocked our community,” said Mayor Deborah Penrose.\n\nA statement on behalf of the city said that the shootings had shaken everyone there to the core.

A man once sought a restraining order against Chunli Zhao, the suspect in the Half Moon Bay shooting, telling a judge he assaulted him and made death ...

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The coastal town of about 11000 people tried to make sense of a deadly shooting that left seven people dead.

“We never thought it would happen in Half Moon Bay — a beautiful community, a coastal community — but it happened.” “We’ve been hit with just one emergency after the other,” she said. “It’s just so surreal that this happened in our little town,” she said. “Our little town made the map, not in a good way.” In Half Moon Bay, almost everyone knows one another, she said. “Half Moon Bay is as close to small-town America as we get in the Bay Area,” and feels far from hectic San Francisco and Silicon Valley just to the north, said State Assemblyman Marc Berman, whose district includes Half Moon Bay, in a press briefing on Tuesday afternoon.

The suspect in Half Moon Bay shooting, 67-year-old Zhao Chunli, was arrested after driving to a police station. This tragic event comes as the state is still ...

The views expressed here are that of the respective authors/ entities and do not represent the views of Economic Times (ET). The community is in shock and mourning as they come to terms with the senseless violence that has taken place. An eighth victim is currently being treated in the hospital and is in critical condition. He described the situation as "tragedy upon tragedy". The suspect in These recent mass shootings have left the entire state in shock and mourning.

Sheriff's officials say 66-year-old Chunli Zhao opened fire on workers at two locations in Half Moon Bay Monday. NBC Bay Area's Investigative Unit reviewed.

The suspect was a full-time employee of California Terra Garden as of Monday, the day of the shooting. California Terra Garden says when they bought the location, a number of workers from Mountain Mushroom Farm started working for them, including Chunli Zhao. He said the two farms – California Terra Garden and Concord Farms – do not technically share workers, land or equipment, but some workers may be employed by both farms. The farm on San Mateo Road used to be owned by a different company called Mountain Mushroom Farm. The farm currently operates under the business California Terra Garden. The first series of shootings occurred at a farm in the 12000-block of San Mateo Road in Half Moon Bay off of Highway 92.