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Jose Romero Perez

Case from Half-moon-bay, CA dated Jan 23, 2023

Victim Details

Jose Romero Perez

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Half-moon-bay

CA

2023-01-23

38

Jose

Romero Perez

07/25/2026

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On January 23, 2023, a tragic mass shooting unfolded in Half Moon Bay, California, resulting in the deaths of seven farmworkers, including 38-year-old José Romero Pérez. The incident occurred at two mushroom farms: California Terra Garden and Concord Farms. The assailant, 66-year-old Chunli Zhao, was an employee at California Terra Garden and had previously worked at Concord Farms. He was apprehended shortly after the shootings and has been charged with seven counts of first-degree murder and ...
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  • NBC News: Half Moon Bay shooting suspect charged with 7 counts of murder allegedly felt 'disrespected'
  • Univision: Identifican a las ocho víctimas del tiroteo en dos granjas agrícolas de Half Moon Bay; tres son mexicanos
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    I've been following the Half Moon Bay tragedy and have been thinking a lot about Pe... ...Read More
    12/08/2024
    Is anyone else following the legal proceedings for Chunli Zhao? I was reading about how the trial ha... ...Read More
    11/16/2023
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