The farmworker accused of fatally shooting 7 individuals at 2 Northern California mushroom farms dealtwith arraignment Wednesday on 7 counts of murder, one count of tried murder and associated charges.
Chunli Zhao, 66, of Half Moon Bay is implicated of killing 5 males and 2 ladies, whose names have not yet been launched.
San Mateo County District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe stated Wednesday that Zhao likewise dealswith a unique scenario accusation of several murder, as well as sentencing improvements on each count for the usage of a gun. Zhao might face life in jail without the possibility of parole – or even the death charge, although Gov. Gavin Newsom provided a moratorium on executions in 2019.
Other advancements
►In 2013 Zhao was implicated of threatening a coworker with a knife and of attempting to suffocate the male with a pillow, court files suggest.
►A semiautomatic weapon utilized in the deadly shootings was lawfully purchased and owned, San Mateo Sheriff Christina Corpus stated
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Zhao lived on home where veryfirst killings took location
Zhao lived at the residentialorcommercialproperty where 4 of the victims were eliminated, a business representative stated Wednesday. David Oates informed CNN the site, recognized as Mountain Mushroom Farm priorto it was obtained by California Terra Garden last year, has three mobile houses and 6 trailers where some workers live. Zhao was working at the farm, which has about 35 staffmembers, when it was purchased, Oates stated.
“Everyone had background checks, and there was absolutelynothing to show anything like this was even a possibility,” Oates stated.
Could a muchbetter psychological health system have avoided the violence?
The Half Moon Bay catastrophe came 2 days after a rampage in Monterey Park, less than 400 miles southwest, left 11 individuals dead. The victims were determined as Latino and Asian American farm employees.
On Twitter, Rep. Grace Meng, D-New York, questioned whether a muchbetter mental health services system might have avoided the violence.
“We wear’t understand intentions yet, however I marvel how things might’ve been various had there been a strong psychological health and social service network,” Meng composed. “Yes it’s about weapon security laws, yes it’s about stopping Asian hate, however likewise a gen