Jonathan Mckinsey, a game engineer at the New York Times, was shot and killed by his elderly Chinese in-laws at a California sports complex on September 28, 2026. The incident has been reported by multiple news outlets including the Pleasanton Weekly, SFGATE, San Francisco Chronicle, ABC7 New York, Los Angeles Times, and the New York Post. The couple, aged 77, allegedly shot and killed Mckinsey at a park in Dublin, California. Authorities are investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident, which has left the community in shock and mourning.