{
  "id": 10673026,
  "title": "Who was Jonathan McKinsey? New York Times Games director shot dead in California; 77-year-old in-laws arrested",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/who-was-jonathan-mckinsey-new-york-times-games-director-shot-dead-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-29T10:50:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/world/us-news/world-nyt-games-director-jonathan-mckinsey-shot-dead-california-in-laws-arrested-10898390/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Jonathan McKinsey, a 40-year-old director of engineering for The New York Times Games, was shot dead in Dublin, California on Saturday afternoon. Police arrested his 77-year-old in-laws, Shouyong Zhang and Shili Chen, who are McKinsey's parents-in-law, in connection with the killing. McKinsey, who joined The New York Times in January 2023, had previously worked at various companies including NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Oracle. He was married to Candice Jang, and the couple had three young children. The killing occurred amid a divorce and custody dispute, with Jang having sought a domestic-violence protection order against McKinsey.",
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      {
        "outlet": "New Voice of Ukraine",
        "title": "The New York Times confirms death of employee Jonathan McKinsey in Bay Area Park shooting",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/the-new-york-times-confirms-death-of-employee-jonathan-mckinsey-in",
        "published": "2026-09-29T08:55:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}