The quiet coastal community of Half Moon Bay was shattered by a shooting that left seven people dead and one hurt. Here's a look at that deadly day and the developments that followed.
, where 11 people were killed and 10 others injured when a gunman opened fire at a dance studio near a Lunar New Year celebration.
She says the suspect, Chunli Zhao, used a legally purchased and owned semi-automatic handgun. San Mateo County District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe says the suspect spoke with investigators for hours after being arrested. Based on his statements, they believe the shootings were an act of workplace violence and not a hate crime. Zhao was a forklift driver at the Mountain Mushroom Farm for five to six years.
Zhao is arraigned in San Mateo County Superior Court in Redwood City on seven counts of murder, one count of attempted murder, plus a firearm use enhancement and a special circumstance allegation of multiple murder. The special circumstance makes it a capital murder case in which Zhao could be sentenced to death or to life without the possibility of parole.
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