A “disgruntled worker” allegedly k!lled seven coworkers and injured another in shootings at two farms in the Northern California city of Half Bay in the U.S. on Monday afternoon, Jan. 23.
The suspect, identified as 67-year-old Chunli Zhao, later turned himself in to authorities.
Some of the victims in Monday’s sh00ting were g*nned down in front of horr!fied children at the two scenes separated by several miles on the outskirts of the small city along the California’s coast, the San Francisco Chronicle reported, citing San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus.
Zhao, a Half Moon Bay resident, is believed to have acted alone and is “fully cooperating” with investigators after his arrest, Corpus said.
Sheriff officials said four people were fatally g*nned down and one person was wounded at one nursery and the other three victims were k!lled at another nursery. Police learned of the rampage around 2:30 p.m on Jan. 23.
It’s not clear how the two locations are tied to each other, but San Mateo County Board of Supervisors President Dave Pine said the suspect worked for one of the businesses. He also called the suspect a “disgruntled worker.
The victims were also workers at the facilities, police said. Some of the workers even lived at the location with their families, Corpus said.
