California: Suspect detained following another mass shooting

• State mourns the deaths of 11 people during Lunar New Year celebrations in Monterey Park.
• All of the victims were Chinese-American farm workers.
• Suspect Zhao Chunli, 67, was apprehended after driving to the police station.

California is reeling from its second mass shooting in as many days after a man shot and killed seven former coworkers south of San Francisco.

The attacks occurred in the coastal town of Half Moon Bay. All of the victims were Chinese-American farm workers.

Zhao Chunli, 67, was apprehended after driving to the police station.

It comes as the state mourns the deaths of 11 people during Lunar New Year celebrations in Monterey Park, about six hours south of Half Moon Bay.

California Governor Gavin Newsom tweeted that he was at a hospital meeting with victims of the previous mass shooting when he was pulled aside to be briefed on the second attack, which he described as “tragedy upon tragedy.”

The most recent bloodshed in the state occurred on two farms near Half Moon Bay.

Mass shooting victims

Four of the shooting victims were discovered at a mushroom farm, while the other three were later discovered at a nearby trucking company. An eighth victim is in critical condition and is being treated in a hospital.

According to San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus, the attack was witnessed by a number of children who had recently been released from school and lived on the rural property.

“This kind of shooting is horrific. It’s a tragedy we hear about all too often, but it hit close to home today in San Mateo County “According to the office.

“It’s indescribable for children to witness this.”

Following the killings, the suspect drove to a nearby police station, where his arrest was captured on video.

Zhao Chunli was pinned to the ground and arrested by police, according to US news outlets.

Sheriff Corpus said he was found with a semi-automatic pistol that may have been used in the attack and was cooperating with police.

The attacks were carried out by a “disgruntled worker,” according to San Mateo County Board of Supervisors President Dave Pine.

“Today’s tragedy in Half Moon Bay sickens us,” Mr. Pine said in a statement. “There are simply too many guns in this country, and something must be done.”

Seven people were injured and one person was killed in a shooting in Oakland, about 40 miles (64 kilometers) northeast of Half Moon Bay.

According to the US non-profit Gun Violence Archive, the Half Moon Bay attack is the 37th mass shooting in just 24 days.

A mass shooting is defined as four or more people being injured or killed.

Even as information about the deadly attack in Half Moon Bay became available, detectives in the state’s south were still looking for a motive for the killings in Monterey Park.

In a suburban dance hall, an elderly Asian immigrant murdered 11 people before killing himself as police closed in.

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