How To Help Those Impacted By The Half Moon Bay Shooting

HALF MOON BAY, CA — The Jan. 23 mass shooting in Half Moon Bay has left many in the coastal community in need, and several fundraisers have been created that aim to provide aid.

The Half Moon Bay Strong Fund will directly support the region’s farmworker community and the families of those who lost their lives.

Several GoFundMe campaigns are accepting donations, too.

The Half Moon Bay Victims Fund is a collaborative effort by several Bay Area organizations that have pledged 100 percent of donations to the victims and surviving families, many of whom have lost their homes, livelihood and are facing a myriad of unique challenges as a result of this horrific tragedy.

The Half Moon Bay Farmworker Shooting & Flood Victims was organized Farmworker Caravan founder Darlene Tenes. The GoFundMe said it will disperse donations it receives to partner agencies and will used for emergency services to support the 40 families affected by the Half Moon Bay shooting and the hundreds of farmworker families who have lost everything and have no work because of flooded fields. To see a list of the group’s partners, visit here.

Funeral, memorial, and other expenses, a GoFundMe for shooting victim Marciano Martinez Jimenez, will benefit the father and beloved community volunteer.

Seven people were fatally shot Monday in Half Moon Bay, less than 48 hours after a Monterey Park mass shooting left 11 dead.

Chunli Zhao, 66, is facing seven counts of murder and one count of attempted murder in connection with the Half Moon Bay shooting, San Mateo County District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe said. Zhao is being held without bail.

If convicted, he faces life without parole, or the death penalty. Zhao made his first court appearance Wednesday but did not enter a plea. His arraignment was continued to Feb. 16.

The San Mateo County Coroner’s Office on Wednesday identified six of the seven Half Moon Bay fatalities as Yetao Bing, 43 (unknown residence), Qizhong Cheng, 66 of Half Moon Bay, Marciano Martinez Jimenez, 50 (Moss Beach), Jingzhi Lu, 64 (Half Moon Bay), Zhishen Liu, 73 (San Francisco), and Aixiang Zhang, 74 (San Francisco).

Jose Romero Perez, a man his late 30s, has been identified as the seventh victim by The Mercury News.

Huu Can Tran, 72 of Hemet, the suspect in the Monterey Park shooting, was found dead in a cargo van after turning a gun on himself as authorities closed in on him, Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said.

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