NYT Engineer Shot Dead by In-Laws in California Park
Police arrested a couple in their 70s for the murder of Jonathan McKinsey, a New York Times engineer, following a dispute involving his transgender identity and divorce proceedings.
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First reported by The Guardian US, 3h 56m ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first
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The story so far
4 publishers have covered this in 5 articles since 28 Sept 2026. The Guardian US published first, on 28 September at 23:17 UTC; South China Morning Post followed 3h 57m later. The most recent article, from The Guardian US, appeared on 30 September at 20:31 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: The Guardian US (major outlet), The Hill (major outlet), South China Morning Post, Times of India.
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How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published.
- The Guardian USIn-laws arrested on suspicion of murder after New York Times engineer shot dead in California
- South China Morning PostElderly in-laws arrested in California shooting death of New York Times employee
- Times of India‘Took turns shooting’: Trans NYT exec killed by in-laws amid anti-LGBTQ+ allegations
- The HillNew York Times gaming engineer gunned down by in-laws in Califorinia, police say
- The Guardian USIn-laws charged with murder of New York Times games engineer in California
Sources
Every article we clustered into this story. Headlines link to the publisher.
- In-laws charged with murder of New York Times games engineer in California The Guardian US ·
- New York Times gaming engineer gunned down by in-laws in Califorinia, police say The Hill ·
- In-laws arrested on suspicion of murder after New York Times engineer shot dead in California The Guardian US ·
- ‘Took turns shooting’: Trans NYT exec killed by in-laws amid anti-LGBTQ+ allegations Times of India
- Elderly in-laws arrested in California shooting death of New York Times employee South China Morning Post
In this story
- Jonathan McKinsey
- Candice Jang
- Shouyong Zhang
- Shili Chen
- The New York Times
- Dublin