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Suspect In Shootings At Northern Calif. Farms Was Employee<!-- wp:html --><p>HALF MOON BAY, Calif. – Seven people were killed and an eighth was injured in <a href="https://breaking911.com/developing-at-least-4-people-dead-in-shootings-in-half-moon-bay-california-reports/">back-to-back shooting sprees</a> at two mushroom farms in Northern California Monday, according to the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office.</p> <p>The alleged shooter, 66-year-old <a href="https://breaking911.com/developing-at-least-4-people-dead-in-shootings-in-half-moon-bay-california-reports/">Chunli Zhao</a>, had been employed at one of the farms and was arrested at a sheriff’s substation parking lot. Officials are considering the incident a “workplace violence” case.</p> <p>“All of the evidence we have right now points to a workplace violence incident,” said San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Eamonn Allen.</p> <p><strong>Watch the latest press conference below:</strong></p> <p>SHERIFF ON LATEST CALIF. MASS SHOOTING:<br />– 7 dead in attack targeting farm workers<br />– Suspect Zhao Chunli, 67, 'believed to be a worker' <br />– Chunli in custody & 'acted alone'<br />– Motive unknown<a href="https://t.co/4AD0VDwnGi">https://t.co/4AD0VDwnGi</a> <a href="https://t.co/Wb4bQeZbsn">pic.twitter.com/Wb4bQeZbsn</a></p> <p>— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) <a href="https://twitter.com/Breaking911/status/1617720192192376832?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 24, 2023</a></p> <p>The firearm used was a semi-automatic handgun that was legally purchased, Allen said.</p> <p>The victims were a mix of Asian and Hispanic migrant workers.</p> <p>This tragedy occurred on the heels of <a href="https://breaking911.com/california-mass-shooting-leaves-at-least-10-dead-others-injured-at-lunar-new-year-festival-suspect-at-large/">another mass shooting at a Lunar New Year celebration in Monterey Park, which left 11 dead</a>. A motive for that shooting is still being investigated.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://breaking911.com/breaking-suspect-in-shootings-at-northern-calif-farms-was-employee/">Suspect In Shootings At Northern Calif. Farms Was Employee</a> appeared first on <a href="https://breaking911.com/">Breaking911</a>.</p><!-- /wp:html -->

HALF MOON BAY, Calif. – Seven people were killed and an eighth was injured in back-to-back shooting sprees at two mushroom farms in Northern California Monday, according to the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office.

The alleged shooter, 66-year-old Chunli Zhao, had been employed at one of the farms and was arrested at a sheriff’s substation parking lot. Officials are considering the incident a “workplace violence” case.

“All of the evidence we have right now points to a workplace violence incident,” said San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Eamonn Allen.

Watch the latest press conference below:

SHERIFF ON LATEST CALIF. MASS SHOOTING:
– 7 dead in attack targeting farm workers
– Suspect Zhao Chunli, 67, ‘believed to be a worker’
– Chunli in custody & ‘acted alone’
– Motive unknownhttps://t.co/4AD0VDwnGi pic.twitter.com/Wb4bQeZbsn

— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) January 24, 2023

The firearm used was a semi-automatic handgun that was legally purchased, Allen said.

The victims were a mix of Asian and Hispanic migrant workers.

This tragedy occurred on the heels of another mass shooting at a Lunar New Year celebration in Monterey Park, which left 11 dead. A motive for that shooting is still being investigated.

The post Suspect In Shootings At Northern Calif. Farms Was Employee appeared first on Breaking911.

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