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Public Weighs In On Half Moon Bay Mass Shooting Memorial Designs
"We recognize what happened to them and what happened to our community," said former Half Moon Bay mayor Joaquin Jimenez.
January 24, 2025
Several visions for a memorial marking the mass shooting of seven farmworkers in Half Moon Bay were displayed Thursday on the second anniversary of the deadly rampage.
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On Jan. 23, 2023, the small coastal town was rocked when farmworker Chunli Zhao allegedly went on a shooting rampage at two mushroom farms, gunning down seven people. It was the deadliest shooting in the history of San Mateo County and revealed the deplorable working conditions that some agricultural laborers endure.
"On this day we remember them, we recognize what happened to them and what happened to our community," said former Half Moon Bay mayor Joaquin Jimenez in an interview. "This event changed our history."
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