Seven Chinese farmworkers shot dead in Bay area – less than 48 hours after Lunar New Year shooting
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The moment a suspect is arrested in the fatal shooting of SEVEN Chinese farm workers in the San Francisco Bay Area, less than 48 hours after the shooting in Monterey Park near Los Angeles that claimed 11 lives
- California police arrested 67-year-old Zhao Chunli at a home in San Mateo County.
- The farmworkers were discovered at two separate locations in unincorporated Half Moon Bay: four at one and three at another.
- The shooting comes less than 48 hours after 72-year-old Huu Can Tran shot and killed 11 people celebrating Lunar New Year in Monterey Park near Los Angeles.
Seven Chinese farm workers were shot to death in the San Francisco Bay area, and the 67-year-old suspect, Zhao Chunli, was arrested shortly thereafter.
The shootings took place at two separate locations in Half Moon Bay, with four shots being fired at one site and three at another. The sites were managed by Mountain Mushroom Farm & Rice Trucking.
Dramatic footage from ABC News shows the moment Zhao was taken into custody, at a home in San Mateo County.
The killings come less than 48 hours after 72-year-old Huu Can Tran fatally shot 11 people celebrating Lunar New Year in Monterey Park near Los Angeles.
Zhao Chunli, 67, is pictured Monday afternoon as he is arrested by San Mateo County officials.
Police in the Half Moon Bay area are seen approaching the suspected killer Monday afternoon.
They grab Zhao by the hand and pull him to the ground.
Zhao is seen being restrained and searched, before being handcuffed and put in the police car.
The sheriff’s office confirmed they have the suspect in custody.
“There is no ongoing threat to the community at this time,” they said in a tweet just before 5 p.m.