Exclusive: Suspect Admits to Half Moon Bay Mass Shooting in Jailhouse Interview - NBC Bay Area

Chunli Zhao, the suspect successful the Half Moon Bay wide shooting that near 7 radical dormant and 1 injured, admitted during a jailhouse interrogation Thursday with NBC Bay Area's Janelle Wang that helium committed the fatal shootings.

Zhao, who spoke with Wang successful Mandarin for astir 15 minutes astatine the San Mateo County Jail successful Redwood City, besides said aft the shootings, helium drove to the sheriff's substation to surrender.

Zhao said helium endured years of bullying combined with agelong hours moving connected the farms, and those issues were ne'er addressed. He besides said helium believes helium suffers from immoderate benignant of intelligence unwellness and wasn't successful his close caput the time of the shootings, Wang said.

Zhao told Wang helium has been successful the U.S. for 11 years and has a greenish card. He bought the weapon utilized successful the killings successful 2021 and didn't tally into immoderate obstacles erstwhile making the purchase.

He besides expressed remorse for the killings, Wang said.

Zhao said helium has a woman helium lives with successful Half Moon Bay and a 40-year-old girl who lives successful China.

Watch much successful Wang's video study above.

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