i started at monterey park and now half moon bay. what the hell is going on? >> all the evidence points to workplace violence. pain and disbelief reverberating through a coastal community rocked by a mass shooting. investigators providing new information on a possible motive. as the governor comes to half moon bay to meet with the victims' families, and to take politicians and gun violence to task.

welcome to nbc bay area news at 4:30. i'm jessica aguirre. we have lots of new developments on the shooting in half moon bay. janelle, so much sorrow there today. >> reporter: so much sorrow. so much grief. the city councilwoman said she came up here and got punched in the gut. it is all sinking in. this community has lost seven members of the farm workers community. i'm at the plaza right on main street. if people want to do something, they can leave hours and flegs and tributes right in this plaza. we've seen people trickling in and leaving these flowers to pay their respects. this is just a horrific day. some perspective, the governor just spoke about a half-hour ago, an hour ago. he said this is the 39th shooting in america and we are only 24 days into 2023.

i want to give you an update on the investigation. san mateo sheriff's office -- from her office in redwood city and was over here in half moon bay. she said this is a case of work place violence. the suspect, 66-year-old chunley zhao had a beef with his co-workers. investigators are still on the scene at both locations trying to figure out what led to this deadly shooting. a total eight people shot. five adult men and two women were killed. an eighth victim taken to stanford hospital. now out of surgery. we just got an update this afternoon. that gentleman is now in stable condition. the victims were hispanic and asian and the only known

connection between them and the suspected killer is that they were co-workers possibly. the coroner is still working to identify all the victims and notify the families. it is so much more difficult, this process, because some of the victims are members of the migrant community. they have family overseas. now, let me tell you more about the suspect and how it all went down. the first shooting happened about 2:20 yesterday afternoon at that mushroom farm and then at that nursery. about two hours later, zhao was arrested in the parking lot at the sheriff's substation in half moon bay. he was sitting in his car. the sheriff said he was looking to turn himself in possibly. the sheriff said they found a semi-automatic handgun inside his car. it was purchased legally and he owns it legally. he had if criminal history and the sheriff's department said he was not known to them. >> i will say there were no specific indicators that would have led us to believe that he

was capable of something like this and he was not known to us or to have any sort of, again, indicators that may have led us to believe that this is something he might have done. >> reporter: the sheriff's office is submitting the case to the d.a.'s office today. and official charges are pending. zhao is set to be arraigned in court in redwood city at the san mateo superior court tomorrow afternoon. i was at the jail today and i ran into one of the victims. the families. she had lost her father. she didn't want to speak but they were being interviewed at the sheriff's office in redwood city to get more information about this investigation. obviously, so difficult for so many families here. a lot of state and local leaders. the congresswoman, the governor, they all just spoke and wrapped up the news conference about an hour ago. ian cull joins us lye from half

moon bay. he is at the reunification center where all the political leaders spoke just in the past hour. ian, governor newsom is frustrated. he said this is like on repeat. massacre after massacre and he is tired of it. >> reporter: yeah. and he said that he does not want to do another one of these and he doesn't want to see all the press in another town stricken by gun violence. and he said it here at the reunification center. it is since closed down. they've moved to hotels throughout the area. that is where governor newsom met those families today. we asked them what he said to them. and he said, he told the families, we care. we have your back and we are not going away. he said, he talked about how important farm workers are and how infuriating all this is. he met with five to six kids today. some were so young that he prays they don't remember the terror. he said the state will be giving the affected farm workers money

for lost pay. and he continued on by addressing gun violence, saying california has done more for gun safety than any other state. the data says it saves lives, he says. there are outliars and more needs to be done nationally. emonly in america do we see this. sheers some of what he had to say. >> i've got no ideological opposition to someone owning a gun responsibly. but what the hell is wrong with us that we allow these weapons of war and large capacity clips? why have we allowed this to continue? >> it seems there is an irony that exists. the least amongst us in this community are the ones that are the headlines today across the country. and i think around the world. and that is the farm workers.

>> reporter: earlier today we visited the first shooting scene off highway 92. investigators were coming and going much of th morning. one person talked with deputies and went into the scene. we tried to talk with him but he did not want to speak with us. he was talking with deputies who left the scene. there were investigators going in and out all day. newsom again saying that he does not want to go to another one of these, janelle, and he is certainly hoping that he doesn't have to visit another town and do this all over again for the sake of california. back to you. >> reporter: okay, ian, yes. he traveled to last to the monterey park city. 11 people, nine others injured, and then flew here to half moon bay to more victims lost in shooting massacres.

thank you so much. also at that news conference with ian is the vice mayor, joaquin venice. he talked about how vital the farm workers are. people are tourists. kreg to the pumpkin patches, the christmas tree farms. but he said it is important to rebel the people who live and work in half moon bay. >> we have ranching, fishing. many of you come to a community for the pumpkins, and ignore the farm workers. not today. we're not ignoring anybody. we are here to support each other. we are here for each other. >> reporter: we are here for each other. very emotional news conference this afternoon. we are learning more about the suspect. 66 years old, chunley zhao. currently sitting in jail in redwood city. our investigative reporter broke

the story. he's been on this case learning more about the suspect. he joins us live. what did you learn so far? >> reporter: well, we've learned that apparently this man has been nursing grudges against his co-workers for years. he believes he's been demeaned, bullied, disrespected by a number of people whom he then targeted. it looks like he searched for victims and basically, hunted them down. if he believes that they were responsible for tormenting him, although we understand that one of the victims he didn't realize was there. and he shot them by mistake. that is the survivor in this particular case. the one of the eight shot that did survive. >> so jackson, eight victims

total. seven, it appears, were targeted. what are you learning that led to the shooting? the sheriff saying he was mr. zhao was not on their radar. they had no idea something like this would happen. >> right. it appeared that something happened about 30 minutes before the attack. he was in discussions with a co-worker. essentially a supervisor time role to that person. they had dismissed him and they drove away on their bicycle to another part of this 150-acre farm. and he followed them and caught up with them near a greenhouse. that's when the first shooting happened. he targeted the person who he believed had dismissed his concern, and he shot another co-worker there.

and that began a spree that ended up claiming seven lives. okay. i know you're digging up a lot of information about this. thank you so much, jackson. now, jessica, we have a will the more coverage coming up in our news cast right beside me is city councilwoman, she has been a city leader for more than 20 years. the former mayor for two terms. she was one. first people who released a statement yesterday when we went on the air with live nonstop coverage. she'll be joining me to talk about how this has affected this coastal town of half moon bay. she was the one i was mentioning to you. when she woke up, she felt like she got punched in the gut. it is still nebl and everybody is still processing what happened. so she will join us and we'll speak to her in a few minutes.

>> i think that's how so many feel today. thank you. as hard as it is to fathom, we have been here before. mass shootings have rocked the bay area numerous time over the last decade. a mass shooting is defined as one that involves four victims. let's run you through them. 2012, seven people killed when a gunman opened fire. 2017, the ups employee shot and killed three of his co-workers in not sfra. napa county, in yountville, a former employee came back shortly after his release in 2018 and shot and killed four people including a pregnant psychologist. youtube headquarters in san bruno. a woman opened fire in 2018 after she apparently was upset over a lack of views on her own youtube videos. no one died but she did injure three people. 2019, gunfire breaks out at the

gilroy garlic festival. the shooter killing three people including a 6-year-old boy. and most recently, 2021. a vta employee killed nine co-workers at the rail yard in san jose. he then turned the gun on himself in the deadliest mass shooting in the history of the bay area. now we have half moon bay. our coverage on the latest mass shooting continues online. you can find mayor on our we think. nbcbayarea.com. you can get push alerts and you'll never miss an update. it is not the only shooting we're tracking. the shooting in oakland, including how a rap music video played a role in that shooting. and then a key defensive player arrested from the 49ers.

janelle wang here live in half moon bay. we are in the heart of half moon bay as people lay flowers and leave condolences right across from city hall. joining me now, debby who has been a leader, a city leader of this city for over two decades. since 1991. >> i was elected for the first time in 1991. >> you served two terms as mayor. >> five terms. >> reporter: so you live and breathe half moon bay. how is this community, what are you doing? >> well, our hearts, first of all, our priority, the families of the victims, and of course, prayers for the victims. we were shocked. yesterday i was walking on the trail with a friend. we were talking about monterey park. could it happen anywhere any time. two hours later, the shooting occurred. so it's a shock to the community. we're a very strong community.

we'll process it and come together. i've never lived in a place as strong as half moon bay. our first priority is helping the families of the victims and our farm worker community which has been greatly impacted. >> reporter: it is a large farm worker community. there are thousands of migrants. they may not know each other personally but they recognize each other. the city has a population of only 12,000 so a really tight-knit community. >> very strong. volunteerism, the highest i've ever seen. i think anybody would tell you that. we're very rich in care. we're going to pull together. we'll heal. it will take a while. we'll make every effort to make sure the process goes caringly and smoothly. because continuing to live here and thrive depends on it. >> reporter: the vice mayor spoke at the news conference this afternoon, making that point. thinking with the migrant community, the people who live and work here.

we come here just for fun. we're tourists. we go to the pumpkin patch, the christmas tree farm, to the beach. we're surrounded by about 300,000, you know, square feet of nursery space. so there's very large extended community. we've made great progress in addressing farm worker needs. we've been bringing attention to our community. lots of things happening. if that hadn't been there, we would be in a worse place. we've come a long way and we're strong. >> reporter: i know it has only been 24 hours. where do you go from here? >> well, like i said, the first priority is making sure the victims' families have adequate housing, health care, have money to spend. because they're out of work.

so we're just addressing immediate needs. we'll have to look at the medium and long-term for housing. we don't want anyone to go pack to that scene. >> so they live there. they live there. >> they're our first priority and will be for quite some time. but housing is important. and i heard from our legislators today that they'll be stepping up and providing resources that we need to build housing for our farm workers. i think the future is good. we just need to get through this terrible spot we're in. >> reporter: we are behind you all the way. we really appreciate your time. the fbi is investigating this case. they are here on scene. we've learned that president biden did speak with governor newsom and congresswoman ana eshoo this afternoon.

she represents the peninsula and half moon bay. she has been here. she's delayed her trip back to washington and governor newsom was just here. and he's going to meet with the victims' families. there are resources available. we are getting a lot of phone call from people. how can we help? we want to make donations. do they need blankets. on the front page is a resource page where we can get a list of numbers and people can get donations if they want to help. we have a lot more interviews coming up. a lot more coming up. >> thank you. difficult days ahead for sure. i have to tell you about another deadly shooting. this happened in oakland last night on mcarthur. 50 people had gathered for the filming of a make video. gun fire erupted. one person died and others were injured.

>> i ask, and dare i ask, how many more time do we have to look at the front page of our paper, turn on our tvs and see that someo else has lost a family member or their life. >> police believe there were multiple shooters. so far no one in custody. well, arrested before the biggest game of the year. the details we're learning about the 49er

a san francisco 49er has been arrested on charges of domestic violence. san jose police say they were called out to the santana row home. yesterday afternoon for an alleged incident involving his girlfriend. >> the female survivor who called alleged and reported that her boyfriend, charles, pushed her to the ground during an argument. >> police say that he cooperated

with officers and he was booked into the santa clara county jail for a misdemeanor defensive charge. he is out on bafl his girlfriend suffered no visible physical injuries and declined medical attention. she did, however, obtain a temporary defensive order. we reached out and got a statement saying we are aware of the matter involving charles omenihu and are in the process of gathering further information. the team hasn't said whether he will play this weekend against the eagles. that was a lot of sunshine and it felt warmer outside. >> it was. we warmed up by a few degrees. and the good news is it will continue to stretch into the remainder of the week. if you've been enjoying the dry conditions, it will last a little bit. you can see the sunshine. another place that's really sunny is lake tahoe.

41 degrees but we may have more snow on the way. overall, the temperatures, we were in the 50s and 60s. a little warmer. notice by around 11:00, we see the temperatures dim into the 40s. if you're going to be out and about early tomorrow morning, we will have a couple areas in the 30s through the northeast. santa rosa, dublin, the early morning commute. then another afternoon for wednesday in the upper 50s, low 60s yet again. this dry pattern will take us all the way through friday thanks to that high pressure. and notice what happens heading into sunday. we are tracking a low-pressure system that will bring us a chance of seeing some rain into sunday and monday. lots of sunshine ahead. >> okay. thank you. a quick reminder that nbc bay area news is always on roku.

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leading our coverage from half moon bay is janelle wang who joins us live. >> reporter: a very emotional day here in half moon bay. a lot of people still processing what happened about 26 hours ago in this beautiful coastal city. population of only about 12,000. it's really hit this community hard. the city has set up this plaza as a place for people to come, to gather, to mourn together. people have left flowers and messages. and the city just told me minutes ago that they are going to be holding a vigil in the coming days. the day, time and location have not been set yet but they are working only. they're right across main street in half moon bay to pay their respects and give tributes and talk to each other if they need to. we want to bring you the latest. the san mateo sheriff's office gave an update.

the sheriff spoke about a possible motive saying this is a case of workplace violence. the suspect had a beef with his co-workers. it is not a hate crime or domestic terrorism. the suspect is 66-year-old chunley zhao. he shot eight of his co-workers in two different locations. the first at a mushroom farm on 92 at 2:20 in the afternoon. that's where he worked. the other at a nursery off highway 1. a total of seven people were kifld one person injured. five adult men. two women were kill. the eighth victim, a latino, was taken to stanford hospital. he did undergo surgery and we got an update. he is now in stable condition. as for the suspect, he was arrested yesterday afternoon. he was found sitting in his car at the sheriff's substation in half moon bay. the shers