http://syn2.thecanadianpress.com:8080/mrss/feed/fcf7391a2f354311807f0501c16bde6a MSN - AP World Copyright © 2010-2018 The Canadian Press. All rights reserved. http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Tue, 13 May 2025 05:08:15 +0000 http://syn2.thecanadianpress.com:8080/mrss/feed/fcf7391a2f354311807f0501c16bde6a/80d8fbda70934d34b4052a185439fba7 80d8fbda70934d34b4052a185439fba7 Thu, 26 Jan 2023 04:04:09 +0000 SHOTLIST:RESTRICTION SUMMARY:++QUALITY AS INCOMING++ASSOCIATED PRESS HEADLINE: Suspect in farm killings faces 7 murder countsRedwood City, California - 25 January 20231. Wide exterior of San Mateo County CourthousePOOLRedwood City, California - 25 January 20232. Chunli Zhao arriving for his court appearance3. Defendant Chunli Zhao in court ASSOCIATED PRESS Redwood City, California - 25 January 2023++SOUNDBITE PARTIALLY COVERED++4. SOUNDBITE (English) Steve Wagstaffe, San Mateo County District Attorney: "Two lawyers were designated. Attorneys from the private defender program will represent him. The case was put over to February 16th at 1.30. No plea was entered. It's to give them time to speak with their client, get the police reports from us, and at that point we will the case will proceed at the next court appearance."ASSOCIATED PRESS Half Moon Bay, California - 25 January 20235. Drone shot of Half Moon Bay sign ASSOCIATED PRESS Redwood City, California - 25 January 2023++SOUNDBITE PARTIALLY COVERED++6. SOUNDBITE (English) Steve Wagstaffe, San Mateo County District Attorney: "We did charge seven counts of murder, one count of attempted murder. They are charged. You'll note that the attempted murder is count five. We have charged these in the manner in which the order of which we believe that they occurred."POOLRedwood City, California - 25 January 20237. Defendant Chunli Zhao in court ASSOCIATED PRESS Half Moon Bay, California - 25 January 20238. Crime scene near Main Street areaANNOTATION: Officials say some of the people killed were migrant workers. Some victims were shot in trailers on the property.9. Flag at half-staff in honor of victimsASSOCIATED PRESS Redwood City, California - 25 January 2023++SOUNDBITE PARTIALLY COVERED++10. SOUNDBITE (English) Steve Wagstaffe, San Mateo County District Attorney: "Seven counts of murder we have not had in San Mateo County before. I have in my career dealt with many, many, many families who have suffered horrible losses on that line. And so while I have not walked in their shoes, I certainly have learned of their shoes."ASSOCIATED PRESS Half Moon Bay, California - 25 January 202311. Candles and flowers ANNOTATION: District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe pledged his office will do everything in its power, working with the Sheriff's office to make sure that justice is served.ASSOCIATED PRESS Redwood City, California - 25 January 2023++SOUNDBITE PARTIALLY COVERED++12. SOUNDBITE (English) Steve Wagstaffe, San Mateo County District Attorney: "I'm sorry that we have joined the list of counties around this country that have had to deal with this. Well, I always hope that that would not be something would occur in my career. But now that it's here, we will step up. We'll see that justice gets done."ASSOCIATED PRESS Half Moon Bay, California - 25 January 202313. Mass shooting grief sign with flowers STORYLINE:A farmworker accused of killing seven people in back-to-back shootings at two Northern California mushroom farms was charged Wednesday with seven counts of murder and one of attempted murder.Chunli Zhao, 66, was set to make his first court appearance Wednesday but it was postponed until Feb. 16, San Mateo County District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe said. His two attorneys did not immediately respond to calls and emails seeking comment.Wagstaffe, speaking outside the courthouse, declined to share any additional details on Zhao's motive in the killing of his current and former coworkers, saying he wanted to keep the details out of the public eye to ensure a fair trial. Sheriff's officials have said it was workplace violence.It was California's third mass shooting in eight days, and the largest in San Mateo County's history, Wagstaffe said. It followed the killing of 11 in the Los Angeles area amid Lunar New Year celebrations Saturday.Authorities believe Zhao acted alone Monday when he entered a mushroom farm where he worked in Half Moon Bay, shot and killed four people and seriously wounded a fifth. He then drove to a nearby farm where he worked previously and killed three more people, said Eamonn Allen, a sheriff's spokesperson.The charges include additional allegations that could result in the death penalty or life in prison without parole, though Gov. Gavin Newsom has issued a moratorium on executions. Among those allegations are that Zhao used a gun, caused great bodily injury and killed multiple people. The coroner's office named six of the victims: Zhishen Liu, 73, of San Francisco; Marciano Martinez Jimenez, 50, of Moss Beach, California; Aixiang Zhang, 74, of San Francisco; Qizhong Cheng, 66, of Half Moon Bay; Jingzhi Lu, 64, of Half Moon Bay; and Yetao Bing, 43, whose hometown was unknown. The charging documents identify Jose Romero Perez as the other person killed and Pedro Romero Perez as the eighth victim, who survived the shooting.Officials have said some of the people killed were migrant workers. Some people were shot in trailers on the property, Wagstaffe said.It would not have been Zhao's first fit of workplace rage, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. In 2013 Zhao was accused of threatening to split a coworker's head open with a knife and separately tried to suffocate the man with a pillow, the Chronicle reported, based on court documents.Zhao is from China and has lived in the United States for at least a dozen years, Wagstaffe said. He had legal paperwork to live in the country at one time and investigators were determining whether it was still valid, Wagstaffe said. They were also looking into his prior contact with law enforcement.The shootings broke out at California Terra Garden, previously known as Mountain Mushroom Farm, and nearby Concord Farms.Half Moon Bay is a small, laid-back, coastal and agricultural city about 30 miles (50 kilometers) south of San Francisco. Its sweeping views of the Pacific Ocean make it a popular spot for hikers and tourists, who flock there to surf and for an annual giant pumpkin festival.The new year has brought six mass killings in the U.S. in fewer than three weeks, accounting for 39 deaths. Three have struck California since Jan. 16, according to a database compiled by The Associated Press, USA Today and Northeastern University. The database tracks every mass killing — defined as four dead, not including the offender — in the U.S. since 2006.The shootings in Half Moon Bay and Monterey Park followed the killing of a teenage mother, her baby and six others at a home in California's Central Valley on Jan. 16. 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