Crime & Safety
Accused Half Moon Bay Gunman Chunli Zhao Indicted By Grand Jury
Prosecutors said Zhao will be arraigned on the indictment on Tuesday, exactly one year since the shooting.
January 23, 2024
HALF MOON BAY – Nearly one year after seven people were killed at two mushroom farms in Half Moon Bay, a grand jury in San Mateo County has charged the accused gunman with multiple counts of murder.
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District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe's office announced Monday that the county's criminal grand jury charged defendant Chunli Zhao of seven counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted first-degree murder. Zhao is also charged with the special circumstance allegation of multiple murders.
"The Grand Jury Indictment for the same crimes supersedes the felony complaint and renders the preliminary hearing unnecessary," the DA's office said in a statement.
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