The suspect arrested in connection with a pair of shootings in Northern California on Monday may have worked with the victims, the local sheriff said.
“All of the evidence we have points to this being the instance of workplace violence,” San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus said at a press conference on Tuesday.
Seven people were killed and one was injured in the two related shootings at farms in Half Moon Bay on Monday.
Police arrested Chunli Zhao on Monday afternoon in the parking lot of the Sheriff’s Office Half Moon Bay Police Substation, where he was found sitting in his car. Zhao worked at Mountain Mushroom Farm, the site of the first shooting, Corpus said.
Zhao, who police believe acted alone, legally purchased and owned the semi-automatic handgun found in his car, the sheriff added.
Corpus added on Tuesday that the coroner’s office is still working to identify the victims and notify next of kin.
“As some of these victims were members of our migrant community, this represents a unique challenge when it comes to notifications and identifications of next of kin,” she said.
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