Police say the Half Moon Bay shooting suspect told them he carried out the attack after his supervisor ordered him to pay a repair bill for a forklift damaged at work.
FBI officials walk towards the crime scene at Mountain Mushroom Farm, on Jan. 24, 2023, after a gunman killed several people at two agricultural businesses in Half Moon Bay, Calif.FBI officials walk towards the crime scene at Mountain Mushroom Farm, on Jan. 24, 2023, after a gunman killed several people at two agricultural businesses in Half Moon Bay, Calif.
Authorities say Zhao, 66, shot and killed four workers and wounded a fifth employee Monday at California Terra Garden. He then went to nearby Concord Farms, where he had worked previously, and fatally shot three former co-workers. Zhao told KNTV-TV in a courthouse interview Thursday that he committed the shootings. He said he was bullied and worked long hours on the farms and his complaints were ignored, the station reported.
On Monday, Zhao vented to his supervisor about the bill, but the supervisor insisted he needed to pay. Zhao then allegedly shot the supervisor and the co-worker, the news outlets reported.Remembering Marciano Martinez Jimenez, a victim of the Half Moon Bay shooting
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