# Another Mass Killing in California: 7 Dead in Half Moon Bay (South of San Francisco) Jan. 23, 2023 **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** breaking-news\ **Created:** [January 24, 2023, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-mass-killing-in-california-7-dead-in-half-moon-bay-south-of-san-francisco-jan-23-2023/978702 "2023-01-24T04:03:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2023, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-mass-killing-in-california-7-dead-in-half-moon-bay-south-of-san-francisco-jan-23-2023/978702/1 "2023-01-24T04:03:39Z")
> **[7 Dead, 1 Injured in Half Moon Bay Mass Shooting; Suspect in Custody](https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/peninsula/deadly-shootings-half-moon-bay/3137085/)** > > Seven people were killed in a mass shooting that spanned two separate scenes in Half Moon Bay Monday afternoon, according to the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office. They were Chinese farm workers, killed by a 67 year old Chinese male. ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2023, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-mass-killing-in-california-7-dead-in-half-moon-bay-south-of-san-francisco-jan-23-2023/978702/2 "2023-01-24T05:41:31Z")
That is so weird. Four shootings a day or two apart, two carried out by each man, both shooters more or less elderly men, both Chinese, and both shooting other Asians. ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2023, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-mass-killing-in-california-7-dead-in-half-moon-bay-south-of-san-francisco-jan-23-2023/978702/3 "2023-01-24T06:23:51Z")
> [@Morgyn](#): > > both Chinese The first killer had a Vietnamese name, fwiw. ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2023, 7:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-mass-killing-in-california-7-dead-in-half-moon-bay-south-of-san-francisco-jan-23-2023/978702/4 "2023-01-24T07:47:13Z")
The shooter more or less turned himself in, driving to a sheriff’s substation. I saw his arrest on TV. Nothing is certain yet, but he might have worked at one of the agricultural businesses he attacked. The weapon was reported as a semi-automatic pistol. Sorry, no links, this is from the TV coverage. ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2023, 9:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-mass-killing-in-california-7-dead-in-half-moon-bay-south-of-san-francisco-jan-23-2023/978702/5 "2023-01-24T09:08:14Z")
nevermind ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b77776/32.png) [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2023, 10:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-mass-killing-in-california-7-dead-in-half-moon-bay-south-of-san-francisco-jan-23-2023/978702/6 "2023-01-24T10:16:32Z")
> [@Morgyn](#): > > That is so weird. Four shootings a day or two apart, [Eight shot at a California gas station.](https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/8-shot-1-killed-at-oakland-gas-station/?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&ICID=ref_fark) ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2023, 10:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-mass-killing-in-california-7-dead-in-half-moon-bay-south-of-san-francisco-jan-23-2023/978702/7 "2023-01-24T10:25:57Z")
> [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](#): > > > [@Morgyn](#): > > > > That is so weird. Four shootings a day or two apart, > > [Eight shot at a California gas station.](https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/8-shot-1-killed-at-oakland-gas-station/?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&ICID=ref_fark) = From the link. > Upon arriving at the scene, OPD officers learned **that there was a shootout between several people.** Video from the Citizen app shows the crime scene is a Valero gas station. > > There were no victims at the scene when police arrived, but officers found shell casings. OPD later learned of multiple gunshot victims taking themselves to local hospitals. Not your typical mass shooting. ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2023, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-mass-killing-in-california-7-dead-in-half-moon-bay-south-of-san-francisco-jan-23-2023/978702/8 "2023-01-24T12:46:52Z")
Ah. Thank you. I don’t think I’ve heard his name yet, but that’s no excuse for making the assumption. Mind you, I’m not assuming a conspiracy of any sort. Just coincidences in incidents that are way out of the “normal” (gag) parameters for a mass shooting. “normal” parameters. Dear Og, what have we come to. ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b77776/32.png) [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2023, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-mass-killing-in-california-7-dead-in-half-moon-bay-south-of-san-francisco-jan-23-2023/978702/9 "2023-01-24T15:37:49Z")
> [@Morgyn](#): > > Dear Og, what have we come to. It is (incorrectly) said Eskimos have a hundred different words for snow. Think how many words the average American know for murder. We know the fine difference between “spree killings,” and “serial killings.” We can use the word “familicide” in a sentence. Most of us can name five famous killers, but not five US senators, or baseball pitchers. We watch movies where lines like, “You’re funny, I’ll kill you last” are laugh lines. Our action heroes are mass killers. (Hollywood will not generally make a movie where a good guy fails to wear a seatbelt, or smoke a cigarette. It makes lots of movies where violence is used illegally.) American culture is violent, and it seems to be getting more violent. ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2023, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-mass-killing-in-california-7-dead-in-half-moon-bay-south-of-san-francisco-jan-23-2023/978702/10 "2023-01-24T20:37:51Z")
> **[The killings of 7 in Half Moon Bay labeled as an act of 'workplace violence'](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/killings-7-half-moon-bay-labeled-act-workplace-violence-rcna67183)** > > Suspect Chunli Zhao, 66, is the only person suspected in the carnage that unfolded in the picturesque oceanfront town on Monday, officials said. ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b77776/32.png) [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2023, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-mass-killing-in-california-7-dead-in-half-moon-bay-south-of-san-francisco-jan-23-2023/978702/11 "2023-01-24T22:11:03Z")
It never ends. [Three dead in convivence store shooting.](https://vinnews.com/2023/01/24/suspect-sought-after-3-killed-in-convenience-store-shooting/) ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2023, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-mass-killing-in-california-7-dead-in-half-moon-bay-south-of-san-francisco-jan-23-2023/978702/12 "2023-01-25T04:19:22Z")
A local TV station had on one of their announcements this evening about the annual SF Chinese NY Parade (on Feb. 4) and it gave me pause. I don’t normally go, but if I did, would I hesitate this year? ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2023, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-mass-killing-in-california-7-dead-in-half-moon-bay-south-of-san-francisco-jan-23-2023/978702/13 "2023-01-25T04:31:09Z")
Lunar New Year is analogous to Christmas as a family holiday time. The widespread belief that suicide rates increase at Christmas is false, and murder rates do not increase either. But I don’t think your concern is unfounded for the next few days with the possibility of copycats. [Why the ‘Holiday Suicide’ Myth Is Dangerous](https://www.healthline.com/health-news/facts-about-the-perceived-spike-in-suicide-rates-during-the-holidays) [https://www.hg.org/legal-articles/understanding-the-reality-of-holiday-related-crimes-49947](https://www.hg.org/legal-articles/understanding-the-reality-of-holiday-related-crimes-49947) ---
**Author:** ![John\_Bredin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/96bed5/32.png) [@John\_Bredin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Bredin)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2023, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-mass-killing-in-california-7-dead-in-half-moon-bay-south-of-san-francisco-jan-23-2023/978702/14 "2023-01-25T04:52:24Z")
The whole world watches those same Hollywood movies without the same effects. Cartoons and lowbrow comedies had over-the-top violence 80 years ago, but most people weren’t going around inflicting deadly blows like a cartoon character or poking people’s eyes out like the Three Stooges. Hell, writers going back to Shakespeare have been putting clever or witty lines in the mouths of villainous characters. It may be American culture, but it ain’t our movies. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2023, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-mass-killing-in-california-7-dead-in-half-moon-bay-south-of-san-francisco-jan-23-2023/978702/15 "2023-01-25T20:59:41Z")
An article from NPR. [Mass shootings](https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/08/06/748767807/mass-shootings-can-be-contagious-research-shows?utm_source=npr_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20230125&utm_term=7875633&utm_campaign=news&utm_id=49510768&orgid=199&utm_att1=) are contagious. ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2023, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-mass-killing-in-california-7-dead-in-half-moon-bay-south-of-san-francisco-jan-23-2023/978702/16 "2023-01-27T14:05:42Z")
> **[Exclusive: Suspect Admits to Half Moon Bay Mass Shooting in Jailhouse Interview](https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/half-moon-bay-shooting-suspect-interview/3140537/)** > > Chunli Zhao, the defendant in the Half Moon Bay mass shooting that left seven people dead and one injured, admitted Thursday to NBC Bay Area’s Janelle Wang that he committed the fatal shootings during a jailhouse interview. ---
**Author:** ![markn\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2023, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-mass-killing-in-california-7-dead-in-half-moon-bay-south-of-san-francisco-jan-23-2023/978702/17 "2023-01-27T18:24:24Z")
He committed the shootings during a jailhouse interview? They need better security at that jail. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2023, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-mass-killing-in-california-7-dead-in-half-moon-bay-south-of-san-francisco-jan-23-2023/978702/18 "2023-01-27T19:29:57Z")
Yeah, that is lax as hell. How did Janelle Wang survive? ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2023, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-mass-killing-in-california-7-dead-in-half-moon-bay-south-of-san-francisco-jan-23-2023/978702/19 "2023-01-28T14:41:09Z")
> **[Report: Half Moon Bay shooting suspect angered by bill from on-site accident](https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/half-moon-bay-mass-shooting-suspect-anger-bill-accident-rep-anna-eshoo-house-floor-speech/)** > > The San Mateo County District Attorney on Friday confirmed a report that the Half Moon Bay mass shooting suspect claimed the incident stemmed from his anger over a $100 equipment bill.