Father hoped NYT executive son would visit home weeks before prosecutors allege deadly in-law ambush

A Facebook message from a father urging his son to come home surfaced days after a New York Times executive was allegedly gunned down by his 77-year-old in-laws in a .

The executive, Jonathan McKinsey, shared a smiling photo of himself on Facebook Sept. 7. His father, William Finney II, commented beneath the post with a message expressing hope the family could reunite.

"Jon, hope everything is going well," Finney wrote. "Hope you can visit us when you have some free time. Mom and Dad love you so much and miss you. Hope everything goes well with you and Candice and the kids."

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Less than three weeks later, McKinsey, 40, was fatally shot in the parking lot of the Dublin Sports Grounds, where prosecutors allege his in-laws, Shouyong Zhang and Shili Chen, both 77, carried out a planned ambush.

The Alameda County District Attorney's Office charged the couple with murder and accused them of intentionally killing McKinsey by "lying in wait."

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Several 911 callers reported gunfire before a Dublin Police Services sergeant arrived and found McKinsey with multiple gunshot wounds.

Witnesses pointed officers toward a black Honda Civic leaving the parking lot, leading police to conduct a high-risk traffic stop nearby, according to court documents. Chen was allegedly driving while Zhang sat in the passenger seat.

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Three witnesses identified Chen and Zhang as the shooters, while surveillance video allegedly captured the couple opening fire "in concert" on McKinsey.

Police allege the couple opened fire in a crowded parking lot with "blatant disregard for public safety," even as several children were nearby.

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Zhang later admitted shooting McKinsey during an interview with investigators, according to court documents. Police also recovered a second gun Zhang allegedly admitted using in the killing.

McKinsey's death came amid a bitter divorce, child custody dispute and competing domestic violence cases involving his estranged wife, Candice Jang.

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