HALF MOON BAY, Calif. — A 67-year-old “disgruntled worker” shot and killed four people at a coastal farm and three more people at another farming business near the heart of Half Moon Bay on Monday afternoon, authorities said, marking the state’s second mass shooting focused on Asian Americans in the past two days.
Chunli Zhao, of Half Moon Bay, was arrested nearly two and a half hours after Monday’s shootings, which rocked the tranquil surfside community widely known for its Mavericks wave break and an annual pumpkin festival that draws thousands to the intersection of Highway 92 and Highway 1.
“I am offering my heartfelt condolences to the families of victims, the coastal community and the city of Half Moon Bay. This kind of shooting is horrific, and today it has hit home,” San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus said at a news conference Monday night.`
