Seven people are dead following two linked shootings in Half Moon Bay, officials said.
roughly an hour later that a suspect was in custody and there"is no ongoing threat to the community at this time."
San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus confirmed at a press conference Monday evening that seven people were killed in two related shootings. She said four victims were found dead from gunshot wounds at a location in the 12700 block of San Mateo Road, also known as Highway 92, around 2:30 p.m. A fifth victim was discovered with"life-threatening injuries" and transported to Stanford Medical Center. They remain there in critical condition.
"The suspect was not immediately located" at the first scene, Corpus said. Investigators then found three more victims at a"separate shooting scene" on the 2100 block of Cabrillo Highway South, also known as Highway 1. Authorities are still trying to determine a connection between the two locations, which Corpus said were both farm nurseries.
Around 4:40 p.m., the suspect, identified as 67-year-old Chunli Zhao, was found in the parking lot of the sheriff's office substation in Half Moon Bay, Corpus said, and taken into custody there. Corpus said Zhao is a Half Moon Bay resident and"believed to be a worker," but said detectives were still determining a motive. Corpus said the suspect was cooperating with the investigation.
An NBC Bay Area helicopter captured video of the man believed to be the suspect being taken into custody:
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