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Seven radical were killed and different idiosyncratic critically injured Monday aft abstracted shootings successful Half Moon Bay, the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office said. The suspected gunman was arrested hours aft the shootings. Deputies went to the 12700 artifact of San Mateo Road successful unincorporated San Mateo County aft a telephone astir 2:20 p.m. astir a shooting with aggregate victims, the sheriff's bureau said. There, they recovered 5 radical with gunshot wounds. Four of them were dead, and the 5th idiosyncratic was transported to Stanford Medical Center successful captious condition. The sheriff's bureau said soon aft discovering those 5 victims, deputies recovered 3 much victims — each dormant — successful the 2100 artifact of Cabrillo Highway South.At a property conference, San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus said some locations were astir a mile apart. NBC affiliate KNTV reported that the victims were Chinese farmworkers, according to metropolis assembly subordinate Debbie Ruddock.Watch the afloat property league successful the video subordinate belowThe sheriff's bureau identified 67-year-old Chunli Zhao of Half Moon Bay arsenic the suspected gunman, the sheriff's bureau said. At 4:40 p.m., implicit 2 hours aft the study of the shooting, deputies recovered Zhao successful his conveyance successful the parking batch of the Half Moon Bay Substation. He was arrested there, and deputies said they recovered the limb utilized successful the shootings. Zhao faces a fig of charges, including the discharge firearm enhancement for astir convulsive felonies with sedate bodily injuries. He faces attempted execution successful the archetypal grade and willfull, deliberate and premeditated execution charges. He is not eligible for bail.Watch the apprehension successful the video belowThe limb utilized was a semi-automatic handgun, Corpus said, but she would not remark connected if the weapon was a ineligible firearm.Corpus said Zhao drove to the 2nd location. As of Monday night, his motive for the shootings remains unknown, arsenic good arsenic the transportation betwixt the gunman and victims. Zhao is besides believed to person been a farmworker.The victims volition beryllium identified by the coroner's office, Corpus said. "We are sickened by today's calamity successful Half Moon Bay,"Dave Pine, president of the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors, said successful a statement. "The scourge of weapon unit has sadly deed home. We person not adjacent had clip to grieve for those mislaid successful the unspeakable shooting successful Monterey Park. Gun unit indispensable stop. The State of California has among the strictest weapon laws successful the United States, which we person strengthened done section enactment here, but much indispensable beryllium done. The presumption quo cannot beryllium tolerated."White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said President Joe Biden has been briefed connected the Half Moon Bay shooting. Biden has asked national instrumentality enforcement to supply immoderate assistance to section agencies.California Gov. Gavin Newsom tweeted that helium is besides alert of the Half Moon Bay shooting.Newsom volition nary longer beryllium making a planned quality astatine the National Governor's Association lawsuit successful Los Angeles. He volition alternatively beryllium going to Half Moon Bay connected Tuesday.
HALF MOON BAY, Calif. —
Seven radical were killed and different idiosyncratic critically injured Monday aft abstracted shootings successful Half Moon Bay, the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office said. The suspected gunman was arrested hours aft the shootings.
Deputies went to the 12700 artifact of San Mateo Road successful unincorporated San Mateo County aft a telephone astir 2:20 p.m. astir a shooting with aggregate victims, the sheriff's bureau said. There, they recovered 5 radical with gunshot wounds. Four of them were dead, and the 5th idiosyncratic was transported to Stanford Medical Center successful captious condition.
The sheriff's bureau said soon aft discovering those 5 victims, deputies recovered 3 much victims — each dormant — successful the 2100 artifact of Cabrillo Highway South.
At a property conference, San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus said some locations were astir a mile apart. NBC affiliate KNTV reported that the victims were Chinese farmworkers, according to metropolis assembly subordinate Debbie Ruddock.
Watch the afloat property league successful the video subordinate below
The sheriff's bureau identified 67-year-old Chunli Zhao of Half Moon Bay arsenic the suspected gunman, the sheriff's bureau said. At 4:40 p.m., implicit 2 hours aft the study of the shooting, deputies recovered Zhao successful his conveyance successful the parking batch of the Half Moon Bay Substation. He was arrested there, and deputies said they recovered the limb utilized successful the shootings.
Zhao faces a fig of charges, including the discharge firearm enhancement for astir convulsive felonies with sedate bodily injuries. He faces attempted execution successful the archetypal grade and willfull, deliberate and premeditated execution charges. He is not eligible for bail.
Watch the apprehension successful the video below
The limb utilized was a semi-automatic handgun, Corpus said, but she would not remark connected if the weapon was a ineligible firearm.
San Mateo County Sheriff's Office
Corpus said Zhao drove to the 2nd location. As of Monday night, his motive for the shootings remains unknown, arsenic good arsenic the transportation betwixt the gunman and victims. Zhao is besides believed to person been a farmworker.
The victims volition beryllium identified by the coroner's office, Corpus said.
"We are sickened by today's calamity successful Half Moon Bay,"Dave Pine, president of the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors, said successful a statement. "The scourge of weapon unit has sadly deed home. We person not adjacent had clip to grieve for those mislaid successful the unspeakable shooting successful Monterey Park. Gun unit indispensable stop. The State of California has among the strictest weapon laws successful the United States, which we person strengthened done section enactment here, but much indispensable beryllium done. The presumption quo cannot beryllium tolerated."
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said President Joe Biden has been briefed connected the Half Moon Bay shooting. Biden has asked national instrumentality enforcement to supply immoderate assistance to section agencies.
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.@POTUS has been briefed by the Homeland Security Advisor connected the wide shooting successful San Mateo County, California. He has asked national instrumentality enforcement to supply immoderate indispensable assistance to the section authorities. As much details go available, the President volition beryllium updated.
— Karine Jean-Pierre (@PressSec) January 24, 2023California Gov. Gavin Newsom tweeted that helium is besides alert of the Half Moon Bay shooting.
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At the infirmary gathering with victims of a wide shooting erstwhile I get pulled distant to beryllium briefed astir different shooting. This clip successful Half Moon Bay.
Tragedy upon tragedy.
Newsom volition nary longer beryllium making a planned quality astatine the National Governor's Association lawsuit successful Los Angeles. He volition alternatively beryllium going to Half Moon Bay connected Tuesday.
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JUST IN: Gov. Newsom cancels his quality astatine the National Governor’s Association lawsuit successful LA.
State leaders are responding to 2 wide shootings successful CA connected some ends of the authorities wrong 48 hours.
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