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The Mexican consulate in San Francisco announced that two of the seven people killed Monday in the vicinity of a Half Moon Bay farm are of Mexican origin.
The document detailed that “The head of the Consulate General of Mexico in San Francisco and staff from the Consular Protection office are at the scene to continue providing support to the families of the victims. and people displaced by these events. Follow-up with the authorities will be carried out so that the facts of this unfortunate incident are investigated.”
Da sane Remedios Gómez Arnau, Consul General of Mexico in San Francisco, confirmed that At least three of the victims of the shooting that took place on Monday afternoon are Mexican, two of whom died and one more was seriously injured.
The Government of Mexico regrets the shooting that occurred in Half Moon Bay and expresses its condolences to the people affected by this incident. Our @consulmexsfo has been on the lookout in case Mexican people require consular assistance or protection.
– Foreign Relations (@SRE_mx) January 24, 2023
San Mateo County authorities identified Zhao Chunli, 67, as the man who fired at the workers.
Zhao was a forklift driver for five or six years at the farm where the shooting occurred, authorities said today. He also lived on the farm, which is quite common among workers.
Four fatalities were found near the farm and the other three in an adjoining place.
Investigators say Zhao had a lot of pent-up anger toward his co-workers and that his victims were “intentionally targeted.”
Minors witnessed the attack, since several families live on the farm.
On the other hand, via social networks, The Ministry of Foreign Affairs extended its condolences to the families for the “irreparable loss” of their relatives in the United States.
It should be noted that in just this week, California has reported two events that left 18 fatalities due to shootings.
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