Half Moon Bay shooting victim identified
Jose Perez went to a Mexican market in Half Moon Bay every week to buy food and send money to his family in Mexico, according to farm employees.An old friend of Marciano Martinez Jimenez (Marciano Martinez Jimenez) also described to reporters that Jimenez is an introverted person who rarely drinks at parties and has a calm and easy-going personality.
Residents of Half Moon Bay paid tribute to the victims across town, lighting candles, flowers and notes at storefronts and street corners, as well as at the scene of the crime.
Aftermath of the Half Moon Bay shooting
Days after the shooting in Half Moon Bay, the victim's family and colleagues returned to the scene to mourn their loved one and try to uncover a motive for the killer's killing.
Before Monday's shooting, 35 workers were working at Terra Gardens, California, some of whom were living in dilapidated trailers and makeshift homes, paying $300 a month in rent, according to a spokeswoman for the farm. One of them is Chunli Zhao, 66, a forklift driver who has lived there for seven years.
Virginia Chang Kiraly, board chair of the National Alliance for Mental Health in San Mateo, who met with survivors Friday, said as the farm workers recovered from the shooting, Some employees have already returned to work.
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"They may be doing light work (on Friday)," said David Oates, a spokesman for Terra Gardens in California, when asked about the work situation. "But we can be fully operational tomorrow. "
New details of Zhao's motives emerge
According to San Mateo County District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe,Zhao told investigators that the shooting started when he was angered by a $100 compensation bill from his boss for damaging a piece of heavy construction equipment.
Shortly before the shooting, Zhao vented his displeasure to his supervisor and a colleague whom he blamed for the collision between his forklift and bulldozer, Wagstaff confirmed.After the confrontation, he allegedly opened fire on the supervisor and colleagues.
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Zhao then ran into the colleague's trailer, killed the colleague's wife, and shot and killed two others in Terra Gardens, California.He then drove to Concord Farms and killed a former assistant manager he felt had wronged him and another couple, NBC reported.
Oates declined to comment on the dispute over the alleged $100 damages, but said,The company may impose penalties for negligent damages on a "case by case" basis.
"Generally speaking, it's an edge case where a company would only take action if someone had intentionally, purposefully damaged something," he said.
A pair of sisters told NBC reporters that they saw Zhao through the windshield of the car and began to shoot wildly.
"He was laughing, he was laughing," said one of the sisters, Erlin Ortiz. "We saw him get on the forklift, and when he looked back at us, he had a smug smile on his face."
Zhao confessed to his crimes and expressed remorse in an interview with NBC from prison.He is being held at the Redwood City Jail on seven counts of murder and one count of attempted murder, with multiple aggravated sentences.If convicted, Zhao could face life in prison.
Terra Gardens condemned by all sides
Pressure mounts on Terra Gardens in California as investigation into shooting continuesThe farm has been widely condemned by public opinion and politicians for its squalid living conditions.On Friday, San Mateo County sent officials to Terra Gardens and Concord Farms in California to assess local living conditions.
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Oates, a spokesman for Terra Gardens in California, admitted that the current living conditions are poor.But he claimed that the damage to the house was the result of a multi-day investigation by law enforcement.Employees and families will stay at a hotel through Monday while the company searches for alternative housing.
"Following a thorough investigation by law enforcement, we discovered that the residences were severely damaged," he said, which is why the employees and their families have not yet returned to their residences. "
