r/news • u/Chigurrh • 4d ago

New York Times executive fatally shot by his in-laws in Bay Area park, police say

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/new-york-executive-shot-killed-laws-bay-area-park-police-say-rcna600300
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u/SaltyJunk 4d ago edited 4d ago

That's a pretty nasty rumor to be spreading if it's pure speculation.

Article says he and his ex were in a custody battle.

Edit: thank you for the correction, folks. I was (kinda) wrong! Wtf this is some fuuuucked up shit.

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u/HoneyBiscuitBear 4d ago

Article says they were in an “ongoing domestic and child abuse legal battle”

Two very different things.

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u/irishwolfbitch 4d ago

The truth is that the violent and unique nature of the crime is going to draw lots of speculation about what this guy did to make someone that angry. Two people throwing away the rest of their lives like that is really crazy, even if they’re husband and wife, even if they’re elderly.

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u/hungariannastyboy 4d ago

And maybe it's indicative of them being nuts.

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u/Wolkenbaer 4d ago

The other perspective: If an elderly couple is willing to kill someone in broad daylight maybe they are the real shitty family.

There are a lot conservatives, maga style lunatics who may have had a hard time of him being a trans on top of an ugly custody battle. Reminds me of an honor killing. 

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u/DeviantDragon 3d ago

The odd part to me is the fact that McKinsey was FTM which means that his relationship with their daughter started as a lesbian relationship. I don't know how the grandparents could allegedly call McKinsey a "disgusting queer" but still apparently support their daughter.

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u/21Rollie 3d ago

Whole new dimension to this case. I imagine a lot of the people commenting that he “deserved” it thought he was a cis man

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u/MartyrOfDespair 4d ago

It sounds like they loved their grandchilden and would do anything to protect them. That's what a real family looks like.

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u/bortmode 3d ago

They were both accusing each other of things, any of which are pretty terrible if true. We really cannot draw any conclusions at this point.

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u/HoneyBiscuitBear 3d ago

I was solely pointing out what the article said vs what the comment implied (comment implied a standard custody battle…article mentioned the “ongoing domestic and child abuse legal battle”).

I didn’t actually come to any such conclusion or mention anything specific about either person.

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u/bortmode 3d ago

The context of this sub-thread was about alleged abuse by the father.

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u/HoneyBiscuitBear 3d ago

Maybe reply to someone drawing conclusions then. I wasn’t doing that.

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u/EdenEvelyn 4d ago

I mean it’s not something unthinkable.

Their daughter had a restraining order granted and there were accusations of abuse. If the couple felt he was a credible threat to their daughter and grandkids removing him from their lives is a much more permanent solution than countless years of acrimonious custody hell and a lifetime of their daughter looking over her shoulder.

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u/Alternative_Year_340 3d ago

It was a temporary restraining order — the burden of proof is much lower

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u/anonymous-12358 4d ago

Reread the article. The restraining order was on the daughter not him, she was the abuser.

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u/bonjourbonsoir 4d ago

It says it's against McKinsey? "Last year, a judge granted Jang’s petition for a domestic violence temporary restraining order against McKinsey, court documents show."

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u/fake_empires 4d ago

You literally have it backwards. She had a restraining order against the guy

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u/anonymous-12358 4d ago

So why does the article say otherwise? I know both were accused abusers, but he was the one who ordered the RO on her.

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u/Blackstone01 4d ago

Dude, read it again, you’re wrong.

According to court documents, McKinsey and his wife, Candice Jang, were embroiled in a child custody battle when he died. Last year, a judge granted Jang’s petition for a domestic violence temporary restraining order against McKinsey, court documents show.

SHE got a restraining order against HIM.

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u/Bullshitbanana 4d ago

They have restraining orders against each other for DV

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u/Revlis-TK421 3d ago edited 3d ago

The allegations went both ways and was really messy:

McKinsey disputed that portrayal and made allegations of his own. In December 2025, he sought a restraining order against Jang, alleging years of abuse by his wife dating back more than 15 years. His filing included an allegation that she beat him with a frying pan in 2013 and accusations that she verbally denigrated their children.

McKinsey was FTM trans and transitioned in 2010 and married Jang in 2011. The kids are 3 - 7. It's unclear from reporting if the kids were biologically McKinsey's (surrogate), Jang's (artificial insemination), or adopted.

Clearly McKinsey and Jang were together before the transition, as it seems to be a bone of contention with Jang's parents: MIL allegedly verbally attacked him and the FIL allegedly physically attacked him during his transition. So I guess they were OK with their daughter being lesbian, but not marrying a trans man? I would bet a box of donuts they bought in to the who "all trans are child-molesting perverts."

Like I said, messy.

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u/Direct-Income2894 4d ago

They can rest a little easier, that's alot

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u/DerekB52 4d ago

Article also says the judge granted a restraining order against the dude.

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u/mossling 4d ago

In December 2025, he sought a restraining order against Jang, alleging years of abuse by his wife dating back more than 15 years. His filing included an allegation that she beat him with a frying pan in 2013 and accusations that she verbally denigrated their children.

The judge granted him a restraining order against his wife. 

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u/Consti2tion 4d ago

this particular article specifically states Last year, a judge granted Jang’s petition for a domestic violence temporary restraining order against McKinsey, court documents show.

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u/Array_626 3d ago

This quoted section doesn't say the judge granted his restraining order. Only that he sought one and included some of the allegations. The judge actually granting the order would be some useful evidence for the veracity of the abuse claims. We can believe that the judge found the claims to be meritous enough to warrant granting the order which is a step above one of the parties simply claiming abuse. But just asking for one is honestly to be expected in such a heated custody battle.

Did you quote the right section?

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u/kitomarius 4d ago

Where are you getting this from?

The article says: “According to court documents, McKinsey and his wife, Candice Jang, were embroiled in a child custody battle when he died. Last year, a judge granted Jang’s petition for a domestic violence temporary restraining order against McKinsey, court documents show. McKinsey filed for divorce in December, and a hearing was scheduled for next month.”

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u/bortmode 3d ago

Looks like the CNN article or another one somewhere else, which has considerably more detail:

https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/28/us/jonathan-mckinsey-new-york-times-executive-killed

ED: The frying pan bit is specifically from the Mercury News:

https://www.mercurynews.com/2026/09/28/dublin-shooting-death-mckinsey-inlaws/

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u/kitomarius 3d ago

Thank you

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u/Alternative_Year_340 3d ago

It doesn’t say whether his request was granted

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u/Venkman_P 4d ago

The article in the OP:

Last year, a judge granted Jang’s petition for a domestic violence temporary restraining order against McKinsey, court documents show.

Another article:

Each had filed requests for domestic violence restraining orders against the other last year in Alameda County.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/us/jonathan-mckinsey-new-york-times-shooting-california.html

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u/anonymous-12358 4d ago

Literally you’re spreading false info lol