he is said to be a resident of half moon bay. he is accused of shooting and killing 7 workers at 2 different agricultural facilities, one off highway 92 the other one off highway one just south of half moon bay, 7 people dead. one is in critical condition at stanford medical center the suspect here zhao showed up at the san mateo county sheriff's substation in half moon bay sitting in a vehicle that authorities are already looking for. he was spotted by a deputy taken into custody and is now under arrest and is said by authorities to be cooperating with investigators. but they as of yet have not released any information on what, if anything, he has told them. >> we have a number of reporters in the area covering this story. and among they've talked to a number of people. we want you to listen in on one of the witnesses to what happened. >> i was taking a walk around the building in marked police car come up the other show the parking lot and he stopped and got out of his car and i want to go back, get in my car, which is right nex

i'm at that plaza in downtown half moon bay, right across from half moon bay city hall. this is right in the heart of downtown half moon bay on main street. the city has opened up this plaza for people to come and mourn. we've seen people coming by leaving flowers and notes and candles just to share and give their condolences to the eight people shot, seven people killed in half moon bay. over about a mile away at a church, a service just wrapped up. it started at 6:00. these are live pictures. it was an interfaith prayer service. the public was invited to come to pay their respects to those who died and pray for healing and for peace for everyone impacted by this horrific tragedy. the city says it will also be holding a vigil in the coming days, but we do not know a date, time, or place yet. as for the investigation, the sheriff's office saying today seven people lost their lives due to workplace violence. that is the motive right now. they said it's not a hate crime. this was not an act of domestic terrorism but workplace violence. the suspect, 66-year-old chunli zhao h

as the governor comes to half moon bay to meet with the victims' families, and to take politicians and gun violence to task. >>> welcome to nbc bay area news at 4:30. i'm jessica aguirre. we have lots of new developments on the shooting in half moon bay. janelle, so much sorrow there today. >> reporter: so much sorrow. so much grief. the city councilwoman said she came up here and got punched in the gut. it is all sinking in. this community has lost seven members of the farm workers community. i'm at the plaza right on main street. if people want to do something, they can leave hours and flegs and tributes right in this plaza. we've seen people trickling in and leaving these flowers to pay their respects. this is just a horrific day. some perspective, the governor just spoke about a half-hour ago, an hour ago. he said this is the 39th shooting in america and we are only 24 days into 2023. i want to give you an update on the investigation. san mateo sheriff's office -- from her office in redwood city and was over here in half moon bay. she said this is a case of work place violence. the

it includes half moon bay as well as the south bay and peninsula. and she said we have to work together to sto this gun violence. >> we have unfinished business in our country to address gun violence. this workplace violence. and that finished business, until it is our finished business, there will be pain in many communities. >> reporter: congresswoman e-shoo went on to say at the high he was level of government, it is critical in this. we are learning more about the two farms, the crime scenes yesterday. their connection. our investigative reporter has been following this all afternoon. she joins us live with more. what did you learn today? >> yes. >> reporter: both farms have specialized gourmet mushroom. one of the businesses say the two farms are separate entities, now with a shared tragedy. the first is on the 12,000 block of san mateo road where law enforcement found five people shot. four fatally. it kurnld o'currently operates as a farm with 35 employees according to the spokesperson, where the suspect chunley zhao worked full time. the far

nonetheless, traumatizing for everyone in the small community of half moon bay, which most of us here in the bay area know is a agricultural and more of a tourist location. i think maybe 12 to 13,000 people actually live in half moon bay and the whole region has now shaken not by just this incident, but also the weekend incident in southern half moon bay very popular weekend getaway for people who don't live there. >> hop over the hill and in the, you know, in the wintertime to get over by the beach and and and in the summertime, surfers like to hang out there and, you crab enthusiast in those kinds of people like to be over there as well. this is video from earlier this afternoon around the time that the suspect was a taken into custody. it was it was kind of a surprise was definitely a surprise for all the reporters were told to go to that location to get an update from authorities on the status of the investigation. and as reporters from stations all over the bay area, thth senate on this, a substation in this parking lot. all of a sudden they witness to sheriff's deputies, as you

bay area. the 30 california in two days. seven people are dead in half moon day -- in half moon bay. reggie: the suspected shooter now in custody hours after leaving a deadly trail of destruction. kumasi: investigators combing evidence to figure out what led to this latest wave of violence. we want to update you on the latest on the deadly shooting in half moon bay. reggie: seven people have died after a gunman opened fire at two separate scenes. theouaimuroom farm and concorde farms. foemhildrewere among the witnese shooting. one victim is still in critical condition. the accused gunman is still in custody. the sheriff says he lives in half moon bay. the sheriff says the who was identified as 67-year-old chunli's out -- li zhao. it is believed he was acting alone. we have live team coverage this morning beginning with jobina to look at the timeline. jobina: there were three key locations in half moon bay where this horrific shooting took place. the scene of the first shooting was a mushroom farm on highway 92. the second scene was a mushroom farm on highway one and the suspect was t

in half moon bay. dan kerman kron. 4 news more on the half moon bay story later in this newscast. but more breaking news tonight. another shooting involving 8 victims in oakland. >> oakland police investigating a shooting at this gas station that left one person dead and 7 others injured. it happened just after 6 o'clock tonight at the valero gas station on macarthur boulevard at seminary avenue right near mills college officers responded to the scene after gunshots were detected by their shot spotter system at the scene. police say they found several bullet casings but did not locate any victims. soon. after, though, a number of victims arrived at several nearby hospitals with gunshot wounds. police say one of those victims has died. the other 7 are listed in stable condition tonight. the department says the investigation is ongoing and they're asking anyone who has any information about this shooting to contact them. these mass shootings come on the heels of, of course, the other mass shooting over the weekend in southern california. it's really hard to believe all of this unfol

, they've never seen anything of this nature happen in half moon bay. half moon bay is a very small community. lots of people have lived there for decades. they don't like to leave their little area. it's one of those places where we go to visit so often in the bay area. we're awaiting for the sheriff to come out and give us a little more information about how this unfolded and what the why might be. >> so many of our reporters are working on this breaking news story. let's bring in candace wynn who joins us from the newsroom with a separate angle. candace, what do you have? >> reporter: this situation developing so quickly. we want to show you what the investigative unit has found in terms of the crime scene where four people were killed. the mountain mushroom farm off highway 92. we've been looking through california secretary of state filings for this company. i have the information in my hand right here. the business license under the name mountain mushroom appears to have been terminated in 2017. so we're trying to find out if the farm is technicall

-- half moon bay. seven people killed at two different shooting locations. ama: we are hearing the suspect did have a connection to one of the farms, ri team has been digging into this. stephanie sierra is here on set because she is streaking track -- she is keeping track of everything. first we want to go back to amanda del castillo you who is on the second shooting scene. amanda: you heard from my colleague, gloria, a few minutes ago. she was at one mushroom farm. this is a second. we can't zoom in because it is too dark to see anything. but i mapped it out. we are less than three miles from where gloria is. that is about a six minute drive. straight shot here. what we are trying to figure out now is exactly what happened. i know that is information that family members are waiting for right now. i did connect with family as i got on scene, all of them on the phone, trying to make calls, trying to figure out what happened to a man who works here, their uncle, their brother who worked here for decades.

he's headed to half moon bay right now. he's minutes away. y, give us a summary of what's happened so far. >> reporter: i'm about 3 miles away, just past half moon bay airport. what we're hearing is that three people shot and killed at one location. a fourth person shot and killed at another location. the suspect on the loose. motive unknown. the scene where the three people were found deceased appears to be some kind of -- an agricultural area. looks like some kind of a farm. we're hearing reports of specifically what it is, but we haven't confirmed what it is, what goes on at that farm. we have three dead there, and then a fourth person dead another location. we've heard reports that there is a vague description of the suspect's vehicle. investigators following up on that. we are waiting on something from the san mateo county sheriff's office. but we do have four people sho and killed, three people dead at one location, one at another. i just got to say that this comes of the heels of what happened in monterey park yesterday. it seems all to

and half moon bay. the gunman, is in cu morning. >> this is the tragedy we about far too often but today, >> state and calling for a focus on gun control. >> this is not in this country. it is disgraceful, it's offensive. we are tracking the development at half moon bay where another mass shooting affected the farming community. kumasi: seven people are dead after that gunman opened fire yesterday. one person is hospital right now in critical condition. the suspect was taken into custody. the sheriff said he is at the half moon bay station. the suspect has been identified as 67-year-old >> and a look at the timeline. jobina: there were three key locations where the shooting took place. the scene of the first shooting was mushroom farm on highway 92. the second scene was mushroom farm on 91. deputies were called to the first shooting scene at 222 yesterday afternoon. they found four people dead. add found three people shot to death. suspect sleeping in his car. they took him down after identifying his ca

mayor deborah penrose of half moon bay. the suspect identified as 67 year-old a half moon bay resident li zhao our cameras were actually rolling during his arrest this afternoon. our sara stinson now joins us live from kelly avenue tonight with the very latest from there. sara. >> sarah, still very much active here at the san mateo county. can you hear us? can you hear us, ok, vicki? >> there we've gotten out. >> okay. good blood. you can. he resist? good good. so we're here at the san mateo county substation, the sheriff's office where it's still very active here. they're still going through the car of the suspected shooter and they have been for some time now. they got a search warrant from the district attorney's office and they got that they can be able to look through the car and get any other evidence like everyone else. they want to figure all why she lead zhao decided to allegedly going to 2 separate areas and kill 7 of his own agricultural community. these are people who live and work in half moon bay who work in th

who aren't familiar, i know there is a mushroom farm back there, is it pretty well known through half moon bay? are people aware of the location? >> i don't think many people are aware of the location, i don't think so. it is up the road come outside of half moon bay, so i don't think many people would know about it. i don't people know about the soil farm, but i don't think they know about the mushroom farm. amanda: the family said they are going to be checking in with the hospital as well. they know several victims were taken there and crippled condition. the family still hopeful that they will hear from their uncle in just a little bit, but as i mentioned, the sheriff's office just brought some large lighting equipment into the area, really signaling that this investigation is going to take some time. we are live here in half moon bay, amanda del castillo, abc 7 news. dan: thanks, ama no question, they will bring in a lot of lighting in those locations. the investigation is just getting underway, now that they have a suspect in custody and have presumably secured these scenes. but we are go

out to the portuguese center here at half moon bay. we are now awaiting the arrival of governor gavin newsom who landed here in half moon bay at around 2:00 , meeting with first responders and members of the families victims. here is what we know so far. as you mentioned, seven people were shot and killed. five men, two women. another shooting victim is now being treated at stanford medical center. that suspect, chunli zhao, will be charged with seven counts of first-degree murder, one count of attempted murder. we are told that he used to work at one of farms an also used work at another mushroom farm. investigators are calling this a case of workplace violence. let me give you an idea of what we are looking at right now. you can see a large gaggle of reporters. these are national news people, as they are once again awaiting for the arrival of gavin newsom. in the meantime, jocelyn moran has more on this investigation. >> reporter: we know the suspect purchased a gun illegally. san mateo county sheriff has not yet provided identities o

are dead following a mass shooting in half moon bay this afternoon. we know there are 2 scenes along highway 92 in half moon bay. we also know from our reporter sara stinson live on the scene there as a as the san mateo county sheriffs took a suspect into custody. yeah. this live picture there on the left shows where >> investigators are gathered right now on the right. you see the man with the red shirt being taken away in handcuffs. sheriff's deputies say that man is the shooter. they say it is. 67 year-old zao. she only of half moon bay. they say he went on this shooting rampage mid afternoon at 2 separate locations at one spot. they found 4 people who had died and one who had life threatening injuries. that person was taken to stanford medical center at another location. they found 3 people dead later in the afternoon. so 7 total dead and one suffering from life-threatening injuries. and again. >> we do not and it may take some time to as retain the the motive for a shooting like this. but this is normally anybody who's ever been half moon bay, you

a half moon bay resident. located in his vehicle in the parking lot of the sheriff's substation at war: 40. >> investigators say he was arrested without incident and their weapon was found in his vehicle. as we've been reporting, we are expecting the sheriff to brief the media at any moment now. we are turning over to juliette goodrich now and our coverage continues. >>> thank you. breaking news. it is a tough day. seven people confirmed dead after shootings in half moon bay. suspect in custody as we have been reporting. we expect an update from the sheriff's department in moments. there is a heavy police presence right now at two different mushroom farms. a crew was there as a man was taken into custody. you can see the man believed to be the suspect. we are told that he reportedly drove himself to the sheriff's substation. we continue our breaking news. i am juliette goodrich. details by the minute. crews at the studio, breaking this all down for the situation in and mateo county. the sheriff's department ex

we've been following some breaking news out of half moon bay. we now understand that six people have been killed in half moon bay at two agricultural spots along highway 1. you've just been talking to terry mcsweeney who was at the first location where four bodies were found. i want to bring in marianne favro. she's at a second location along highway 1 where two bodies were found. >> reporter: yes. i'm about 2 1/2 miles away from that first location that you mentioned. if we take a look here, you can see that there are sheriff's deputies here as well. i just talked to a gentleman who told me his uncle worked here a few years ago. he says it is a mushroom farm. he didn't know much about the incident, but he did say that several people live on that farm. now, sources close to the investigation tell us that two people were killed here, but what we don't know is whether this shooting happened here first and then the gunman went to another location, or whether this was a second location. we're still trying to confirm that. sheriff's deputies right now

half moon bay. they tell us, he told investigators he had been waiting there nearly two hours to turn himself inefore officers returned and saw him sitting in his car. during that time, our sources tell us, he described a goodbye note to his wife, confessing to shooting eight of his co-workers and asking her to care for their tuttle child living in china. investigators tell us, the 66-year-old said he felt disrespected by working at the farm. and then he targeted those he had grudges against. the sheriff called it workplace violence. >> all the evidence we have points to workplace violence. >> reporter: at the time of the shooting, zhao was living with his wife in a workplace shack. it was formerly called mountain mushroom. our sources say he told investigators he acted out of rage on monday after a doerk rejected his latest workplace complaint and he rode off on a bicycle. they say zhao followed and gunned him down about a half-hour later along with a second co-worker near the greenhouse. he shot t

seven people have been shot dead in half moon bay. again, if you're tuning in on the 6:00 news, that mass shooting in half moon bay, seven people shot dead at two different locations. one is the mushroom farm there in half moon bay, four people shot dead. the second location, a trucking company there in half moon bay, which is two miles away, three people shot dead. it is important to note here, the suspect has been taken into custody and we believe the only suspect, 67-year-old zhao chunli responsible for the killing of seven people here. >> what we're waiting for now as we start our 6:00 broadcast is a news conference that we're expecting from the sheriff's department, san mateo sheriff's department which is the agency in charge of investigating this shooting. we're going to be hearing from the sheriff, christina corpus in just a few minutes. we're giving you a live picture right now of where she will be stepping up in a little bit to give us the information that they may know. what we've heard from our investigative reporter is that

eighth is hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after shootings into separate locations in half moon bayn lee also from half moon bay was arrested in the same parking lot of the sheriff's substation after he drove himself there. the sheriff department saying deputies found a semi automatic weapon in his car . investigators are looking at two shooting scenes, there is the suspect in custody, walking with authorities . the farms along highway 92 , the other one, along highway 1. the sheriff telling us the suspect may have been a worker at one of those farms. details are still coming in, there is no official motive, and no official word that he does in fact work there. we did learn that he does live in half moon bay. victims have not yet been identified. the sheriff department says that information will be coming later on as the investigation enters the evening. i also want to mention that there is a family reunification site in half moon bay. we are told it is at the ides portuguese hall, for family members trying to get more information. we will be covering this throughout the evening and

one was near highway 92 and another near half moon bay city limits. the only surviving victim was flown to stanford medical center with life threatening injuries. a 67-year-old half moon bay resident chunli zhao is in custody tonight. the san mateo county sheriff believes he may have been a worker at one of those farms. this didn't end in a pursuit or standoff. the suspect drove himself to the sheriff's department to a substation. we caught deputies taking him into custody. >> they had their guns drawn. they approached from behind the car pretty tight formation and got up to the car and were probably a few feet behind it, six feet behind it or so, and asked him to get out, took several asks. then he got out of the car and eventually he was taken down to the ground by them. >> after deputies arrested the man, they spent hours combing through his car and found a semiautomatic weapon inside. deputies are trying to figure out a motive. we don't know the names of the victims. their families are being notified. there is a reunification center opened because

gayle ong joins us live from half moon bay. now with details on how local organizations are helping the victims. families kale. >> pam and ken, i'm here at a loss in half moon bay, one of the nonprofit helping the victims, families. this tragedy really hitting close to home and they knew the victims and the suspected shooter. personally, they have been working with local farmers along the coast since covid-19. so as you can imagine, you know, they are just trying their best to help the victims families. governor gavin newsom was here about 2 hours ago. he left and met with the victims families. he met with local leaders here in san mateo county and asking a local leaders. you know, how can he support and what the need is after so the team here at a loss very heartbroken and devastated. they tell me that they did not suspect this tragedy. what happened? in fact, they were at one of the farms one hour before the shooting took place. so the nonprofit is helping it. they have been collecting donations they've been collecting bottled

this community here, guys in people don't know half moon bay. it is a very quiet community next to the coast. but famous for their annual half moon pumpkin festival. but nobody's talking about that. they are talking about what this man did to their community. >> he was i mean, i would have never thought something like this would happen in a small, close community. we're all very close. we all know each other. we know our neighbors. we know that people who work within our community, it was. yeah, it was heartbreaking. >> okay. so let's talk about the 2 scenes chains and area according to authorities. once he got to the scene, they do say that he shot many of his victims inside their trailers next to the field. and the trailers are where they live. we're talking about the victims being farm workers. and then according to authorities, he also shoots and kills some people in the fields. and again, just to make matters worse and more horrific. these are farm workers and apparently they have their families on site and they believe that many kids witnes

the governor says he will be visiting half moon bay today, although we don't know the exact details of his visit. the governor's office hasn't announced those detail plans just yet. and we spoke with the half moon bay mayor debra penrose about what happened with the city is doing. and here's some of what she had to say. >> i think the city is on top as much as you can be in a situation like this. we don't have all of the information yet. we are pleased that the shooter has been apprehended and apprehended without difficulty by our sheriff's office. thank god for that what we need to be looking at is why did this happen? and that's not easy easy question to answer. but i can tell you this. we don't have the money for mental health care. in our community or anywhere in'the united states of america. and we have too many guns. >> and the mayor says she is working to support the farm workers has affected and their families and specifically and most importantly, those children who witnessed the shootings. >> simply too many guns in this country. and there has to be a change. this is not an a

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we know seven people were shot and killed in half moon bay. we are waiting to learn a lot more information from the news conference. a terribly tragic situation unfolding in half moon bay and san mateo county. >> our hearts go out to the family and workers in the area. the suspect in custody. thank you so much. we do believe we have new video that we have gathered up some of the employees at one of the mushroom farms outside of the area. they are gathering and collecting their thoughts and supporting one another. maybe we will go to that video. again, this is what we know. we will continue to check back with you as well. the san mateo county sheriff's office has confirmed that seven are dead after two shootings in half moon bay. and a person was shot and taken to stanford medical center. the suspect is in custody. identified as a 67-year-old zhao chunli from half moon bay. officials do not know the motive yet. we are waiting for a news conference to start at any moment. the gun used in the shooting was found in the suspect's car. the video you

>>> our coverage of the deadly mass shooting in half moon bay continues in this next half-hour. don't forget you can also watch us on roku, amazon fire and apple tv. >> right now, here's what we're working on. a lot of new developments in half moon bay. the investigation continues to unfold and the heart attack continues to spread. our crews are live along the coast with various layers to this tragedy, including governor newsom's visit this afternoon, and his strong words about why this is all happening. >>> also in the east bay. prominent community leaders are stepping out to support the police chief as he is placed on administrative leave. >>> good afternoon. the news at 5:30 starts right now. thank you for joining us. >> we continue our coverage in half moon bay. the gut wrenching process. the grieving is unfolding in real life. janelle is leading our coverage in half moon bay. good evening. >> reporter: gut-wrenching is certainly how you can describe what the community is feeling. i spoke with the city councilwoman who woke up and said she felt like she got punched in the gu

a deputy deputies identifying him as 67 year-old half moon bay resident. >> john li zhao. mateo county sheriff's office substation in downtown half moon bay couple hours or so after the shootings began, deputies say the weapon used was a handgun. fact, they were able to recover that weapon from the suspect's vehicle. now there were 2 shooting scenes. the first was at a mushroom farm on highway 92. that's where for farm workers were killed at that location at about 2.20 yesterday afternoon. and then the second shooting scene was about a mile away from there and an agricultural facility on highway one. and that's where 3 farm workers >> were killed. it was about 30 minutes later that that shooting happened. >> the fbi now assisting the sheriff's office with the investigation. as of now, the motive is still unclear. we'll let you know if we find out. in the meantime, we'll take a quick break and be back with quick break and be back with more updates in just a minute. after my car accident, quick break and be back with more updi wondered whatminute. my case was worth. so i call

one person is in the hospital and critical condition. >> the sheriff says the suspect is a half moon bay resident. >> they believe he worked at one of the two farming nurseries where the shootings occurred and the half-moon bay community is in shock. >> what a tragedy to see these innocent people lose their lives and right now we don't have >> answers yet. >>the sheriff's says the suspect identified as 67-year-old is cooperating with the investigation. >> the scene of the first shooting at a mushroom farm on highway 92. the second scene at a mushroom farm on highway one. deputies were called to the first shooting scene at 222. they found four people dead and one critically injured. shortly after they found three people shot to death at nearby concord farms. the search was on. at 4:40 deputies found him sitting in his car in the parking lot of the sheriff's substation. they say they found a gun in his car. >> our abc seven news crew was there at that very moment watching as the gunman was taken into custody by law enforcement. the suspect was sitting in a maroon suv and ordered out of the

i want to welcome everybody to my favorite part of my district, half moon bay. for those who have not been here before, half moon bay is as close to small-town america as we got in the bay area. it is 30 miles south of san francisco. it's 30 minutes west of silicon valley. but when you get here, you feel like you are a 1,000,000 miles away from all those problems. and yesterday those problems came crashing down, that sense of peace and tranquility here in half moon bay on the coast side was destroyed by senseless death. by a senseless mass shooting that should not have happened. we have workplace disagreements all over the world. the monterey park shooting, we have relationship disagreements all over the world, but it's only in the u.s. we are far too often, those disagreements end in mass shootings. we've done a lot in california to reduce gun violence. but there's clearly more we need to do. the state is going to do everything that we can. the coast side is strong. half moon bay is a strong. it is such a tightknit community where everybody looks out for each ot

jose arrived in half moon bay a year and a half ago. with the best illusions january 23rd. he painfully lost his life and the massacre at half moon bay in his illusions also died and quote romero perez is younger brother pedro worked alongside him at that mushroom farm. he was also shot but survived and is still recovering in the hospital. city officials here in half moon bay say they are in the process of planning a community wide vigil. that will happen tomorrow evening. we're hearing around five o'clock here at plaza in downtown half moon bay. we've seen them already put up signs closing off parking for tomorrow afternoon because they plan to close off some of the streets here because they expect that visual will be very well attended by this grieving community live in half moon bay. ali rasmus ktvu fox two news. thank you. other bay area communities are honoring the lives. of the half moon base shooting victims. vigil was held at wilma chain park in the east oakland last night to remember those all over the state affected by recent mass shootings. despite these horrible

yeah, it was heartbreaking. >> you heard us say they know a lot of people in half moon bay. it's a very small community. let's face it. the only reason why you would go here. >> predominantly is because you live here or if they have that half moon bay pumpkin festival, which is world famous. but now nobody's obviously talking about that festival of the good times. they're talking about the tragedy, according to authorities, joe shot many of his victims inside their trailers. and we will step out of the way right now. not a she's not exactly sure if those are the trailers that they're talking about. but you can call literally see james and area that the gate is closed. we see one of the doors actually open to the trailers and then they also said that he shot some of his victims in the field. these victims, our farm workers, most of them are chinese and they were here with their families. according to authorities, just to make this situation even more more just gut wrenching. they say a lot of kids are here with their family members and they witnessed the massacre and a lot of

was there in half moon bay for the governor's visit. she brings us his thoughts on this string of mass shootings. >> i am here in downtown half moon bay in front of this memorial. that is a growing larger as the community turns out all to pay their respects for those people who lost their lives. you can see behind me the flowers that have been left as well as the candles. >> this crime happening on monday in this very small community and tight community. so the pain runs deep as residents try and cope with this tragedy. governor newsome talked about the community as he came on tuesday to lend moral support to those hurting. he also spoke passionately about the need to take stronger action against gun violence. he lashed out about the lack of a federal assault weapon ban, adding, quote, gun safety saves lives. here's the governor. >> we have your back. you matter. we care. we're here. and when you leave. off to the next. will have their back. society becomes how we behave. we've allowed this to happen. doesn't have to be this way. it wasn

half moon bay this afternoon, just off of highway 92, just before you get into half moon bay proper from the 280 core door. the situation just in the very beginning stages there, there's going to be a lot of investigation going on. going to be making statements. if there is any good news in a situation like this, apparently, the suspect in the shooting turn himself in. and was whisked away a few minutes ago from the half moon bay area, going back over the hill into the sheriff's headquarters in redwood city to be questioned. the situation right here is still relatively calm, based on everything that we see. we do not know what is, what exactly the crime scene is going to look like. but there is some work behind me in this cluster of buildings. a very difficult situation for investigators as they begin to piece through the potential for a number of fatal victims in this case. back to you. >> thank you, len ramirez. reporting outside of the crime scenes at the mountain mushroom farm and half moon bay. as we wait for confirmation from the sheriff's department, they did send this update. upd

one person is in the hospital and critical condition. >> the sheriff says the suspect is a half moon bay resident. >> they believe he worked at one of the two farming nurseries where the shootings occurred and the half-moon bay community is in shock. >> what a tragedy to see these innocent people lose their lives and right now we don't have >> answers yet. >>the sheriff's says the suspect identified as 67-year-old is cooperating with the investigation. >> the scene of the first shooting at a mushroom farm on highway 92. the second scene at a mushroom farm on highway one. deputies were called to the first shooting scene at 222. they found four people dead and one critically injured. shortly after they found three people shot to death at nearby concord farms. the search was on. at 4:40 deputies found him sitting in his car in the parking lot of the sheriff's substation. they say they found a gun in his car. >> our abc seven news crew was there at that very moment watching as the gunman was taken into custody by law enforcement. the suspect was sitting in a maroon suv and ordered out of the

we're live in half moon bay, pete suratos for "today in the bay." >> just a tough morning all around. pete, thank you so much for that update. >>> people everywhere are sending out condolences to victims in half moon bay. within the last few minutes president joe biden release add new statement in response to the shooting writing in part, quote, for the second time in recent days california communities are mourning the loss of loved ones in a senseless act of gun violence. following a briefing from my homeland security team, i have directed my administration to ensure local authorities and the broader half moon bay community have the full support of the federal government in the wake of this heinous attack. leaders are tweeting out thoughts for the victims and the city. you may have seen them on your social media pages. they are calling to end the cycle of mass shootings. governor newsom says he is canceling a public appearance in the southern part of southern california. last night he pointed out the short time span between the half moon bay shooting and the shooting at the dancehall

we're live here in half moon bay, pete suratos for "today in the bay." >> all right, pete, thank you. >>> now the mayor of half moon bay is in hawaii right now, but she is coming back home. we talked to her this morning. we spoke to mayor deborah penrose when we came on air at 4:30. she says that she learned about that shooting from her city manager and is calling on the federal government to take action. >> we can only reassure people that we pull together and that we'll investigate this crime and we'll do whatever we can to make certain this fellow is prosecuted to the full extent of the law. but preventing tragedies like this has to come from the federal government who will do something to prevent semiautomatic and automatic weapons and weapons of any kind. >> penrose also says -- >> such easy availability. >> mayor penrose also says that it will take time for the city to work through this tragedy, but she calls half moon bay a loving and tight-knit community. former congresswoman gabrielle giffords herself a victim of gun violence released this statement t. reads in part, no commu

that grieving community. >> where 11 people were killed. >> for the latest on newsom's visit to half moon bay. we go now to kron four's to assist here she is live for us in san mateo county attorney seth. >> thinking grand time here in half moon in downtown half moon bay, not just behind me. a memorial is growing. it's all put together by the community impacted profoundly by this mass shooting. you can see behind me that there are flowers that have been left candles. >> now, this crime happening just 24 hours half moon bay is a small community and a tight community. so the pain runs deep as residents try and cope with this tragedy. now. >> governor newsome talked about the communities. he came here today to lend moral support to those hurting. he also spoke passionately abou the need to take stronger action against gun violence. he lashed out about the lack of a federal assault weapons ban and in quote, a gun safety saves lives. there's a governor. >> we have your back. you matter. we care. we're here. and when you leave. off to the next. will have their back. society becomes how we behave. w

now this morning charges will be filed against the man accused of a killing spree and half moon bay to lee's ow will make his first court appearance today as well. kron 4 sarah stinson has more details about south from downtown half bay where there is now a growing memorial being set up. >> there's a growing memorial here at mac to trump park. it's a plaza downtown half moon bay. and it was dedicated to a farm worker back in 2015 now lies a memorial for the 7 people who were shot and killed at local farms. >> is huge shock. definitely unexpected, confusing. just a mix of emotions think everybody's in the state shock. almost. it's like it's it's just. almost like no thought says just like, oh, my god, like it's just like a feeling. it's just like i can't believe it happened here. >> the tight-knit coastal farm community is trying to grieve while also waiting anxiously to find out what led up to this horrific act of violence. investigators say all evidence points to this mass shooting being an instance of workplace violence, killing a total of 7 people and injuring one. the san mateo cou

again, half moon bay has about 12,000 residents. it is absolutely a tight-knit community, and now people are just trying to find out if their loved ones are okay even hours after this horrific shooting. back to you. >> all right. thank you very much, marianne. so many questions still about what may have unfolded and why and what the connections are. >> and she said there's still families waiting to see if their loved ones are okay on that property because people live on-site on that property. that's why the children were there as well. >> yeah. a horrific situation. >>> we want it turn now to silicon valley state assemblyman evan lowe. he's joining us now. i understand that you were actually -- there was a prayer vigil at the capitol earlier today, but that was for the monterey park massacre that happened over the weekend, and you learned about this shooting as that prayer vigil was happening. >> raj and jessica, what is going on? this is such a devastation for all of us, not just in the state of california but for the world. and it

i'm julie julie haener, mike mibach and half moon bay and beyond communities are coming together to pay their respects. a gathering drew dozens of people in oakland tonight to remember those affected by the mass shootings in monterey park, half moon bay and the city of oakland. those who attended were lighting candles. they were leaving flowers for the people who were killed. now, despite these horrific tragedies, those who spoke say they are seeing a spirit of connection in unity within their communities. my hope is that as we are recognizing the darkness and the trauma. that we're also using that to understand. and feel and recognize. the light that can come from and now we stand in solidarity with that. oakland ap i unite a coalition of more than 25 groups organized the vigil at wilma chan, part this evening. community members set up an altar tonight in half moon bay in memory of the victims. their names were released today. ktvu jana katsuyama spoke with residents who say they hope this tragedy does shine a light on the farm workers who are often never seen two brothers were among t

there in half moon bay. and just about 5 minutes ago, the san mateo county sheriff's office said a suspect is now in custody. there is not a threat to the public. good evening, everybody. thanks for being with us tonight on kron, 4 news at 5, i'm grant lotus and i'm vicki liviakis. according to the san mateo county sheriff's department, the shootings happened near highway 92 in the half. moon bay area. >> and agricultural part of the the town there. and we have learned that cal fire czu is also assisting on the scene. it's not clear if there are any additional injuries, but we do know that for people have been shot. they have been killed again, we got word just a few moments ago one suspect is in custody. we have a news crew headed to the scene to gather more information for you. >> san mateo county supervisor david released a statement on the shootings saying in part first, monterey park now half moon bay. enough is enough. how many more must die? although the details are sparse. one thing is true. the vict

j.r.: dan, very tense chris: out here in half moon bay. i can tell you that suspect who was taken into custody does match the description of the man they were looking for in connection to those other shootings, but we have not yet gotten confirmed that that is the man they were looking for, but he does match the description, and the vehicle he was in matches the description of the car. what a tense 15 minutes it has been. we were set up and we were the only station set up outside of the police department, the substation from san mateo sheriff's department, waiting for a possible press conference at 5:00 or 5:30. i walked through the community center, walked back, and i heard officers yelling, get your hands up in the air, get out of the car, get down on the ground. i want to step out of the way, so you can see what it looks like out here, because when you look off into the distance, you can see those officers near some of those vehicles. now, from where they are standing right now, we were set up around 10 feet to 15 feet from that locatio

learned the names of six of the seven victims killed. 73-year-old san francisco. 66-year-old from half moon bay. a 50-year-old martinez jimenez of most each. >> 74-year-old san francisco. 64-year-old lou of half moon bay. 43-year-old. the corners office says they will release the seventh name once the next of kin has been notified read >> the suspect is set to make his first court appearance 90 minutes from now. 66-year-old chunli zhao is facing seven counts of first-degree murder. one count of attempted murder. those charges come with a firearm enhancement. wilson walker is heading to the courthouse right now, digging for details in his past. look for his report today at 5:00. here is what we know about the suspect so far. a spokesperson with california garden says that he lived about mushroom farm for seven years, where four of the victims were killed and a fifth was wounded. three mobile homes and six trailers on the property. the spokesperson tells us he was eligible to work in the u.s., had a social security card, and a license. authorities say that he legally purchased the semi automatic

that happened here in half moon bay and, frankly, here in san mateo county. with that, i'd like to go ahead and introduce you all to my good friends. samit half moon bay vice mayor joaquin a menez. thank you. ah first of all, when my condolences to the families that lost a loved one today. and to bring my to offer the support so all the families and the farm workers that were affected. there were president location of the shooting. ah and then i would like to thank you know, or local law enforcement for the rapid response. in the emergency team. that's the other half from bay. after being affected by the floods. as you know, the beginning of the year. the former community was affected. now this we are offering on support meant they all support that teams will have from bay. from a collaboration with mental health teams of a number of organizations. all right, put one of our local halls. that would be receiving the families. this is something that we get to watch on the news. never think. there's going to come and hit home. today. we're on the news. ah communi

a 67 year-old half moon bay resident li zhao. he was arrested at a san mateo county sheriff's office substation and downtown half moon bay, about 2 hours after that shooting unfolded. the deputy who spotted the suspect, his name deputy lot power. look, you can see the moments deputies found him and took him into custody. >> watching that scene unfold there. now we're going bring you more in just a second. but first, we have to get you started with a look at weather with dave spahr and then i'll check traffic in just a moment. day. >> all right. good morning, rain and good morning, everybody. i'm we're off to a little bit of a cooler start this due to the fact that we still have that dry air in place and we don't have the winds around as much as we did from yesterday is a nice shot there of coit tower as you'll notice in the backdrop temperature check. here's where they are, where 39 going on for livermore. 37 santa rosa. a lot of readings in the 40's to get around the perimeter of the bay, particularly but off to any offer. 37 39

people outside of half moon bay, also remembering the victims oakland a p. i is coming together for a candlelight vigil tonight to honor the victims of the mass shooting in half moon bay and in southern california that will start six o'clock tonight at wilma jan park in oakland, l. a county authorities released stunning surveillance video showing a 26 year old man disarming the gunman in the monterey park, mass shooting, you can see, brandon say, charged the 72 year old gunman as he entered the lyly ballroom in the city of alhambra late saturday. just a few miles away. the shooter had already shot and killed 11 people at the star ballroom in neighboring monterey park. vice president kamala harris just arrived in los angeles. she is expected to meet with say, and with the victim's families in monterey park. the year is getting off to a somber start, and as news continues to unfold, it can take a toll on your mental health earlier on mornings until we spoke with a licensed therapist about what she tells people who may be feeling overwhelmed, i tell them you kno

mental health experts weighing in following the deadly shooting in half moon bay, plus unfortunately, a lot of the children were there when the shooting happened, so it's been very traumatic for the families , half moon bay residents, the entire community coming together the signs of support in care, shining across the city also had a protest outside of twitter's headquarters today, the san francisco city officials joining in on the demonstration. and brock purdy, perhaps for the biggest test of his young career on sunday are jason appelbaum has the rookie quarterbacks thoughts on the game plus the opposing cubes? praise of purdy. that's later in sports. the other day a hornets nest fell on my head. it's not ideal, but we'll manage. just like i manage without home internet. sure i wish this hotspot was a lot faster. but my phone works, sometimes. it's not that bad. ew. it is that bad. don't settle. get xfinity home internet for just $19.99 a month for 1 year with a free streaming box call, click or visit a store today. as were older men who targeted their own communities. ktvu south b

she's on the tone from half moon bay. 64 year-old zulu from half moon bay, 50 year-old marciano, martinez jimenez speech. 43 year-old get how being and jose romero perez. we also now know the name of the surviving victim, pedro romero, perez, the community has come together in several ways to help those affected by this tragedy. you can find more information on how you can help right now on our website. kron 4 dot com, stephanie lin kron. 4 news. >> we are starting to learn more about the victims in the half moon bay shooting. we want to show you a picture of jose romero perez. he was one of the 7 people who was killed monday in that mass shooting. also, we have a picture of marciano, martinez jimenez. he also died in the shooting happened bay. he was just 50 years old speech. we now know their names, but many in half moon bay have known the victims for years. they're part of the community and people there are showing their love and honoring those victims through flowers and candles and messages that have been place downtown. >> kyle up nesbitt joins us live from that show park with more