# California woman accused of killing trans son-in-law puts blame on husband in new docs: reports

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/california-woman-accused-of-killing-trans-son-in-law-puts-blame-on-husband-in-new-docs-reports/
- Published: 2026-10-31T01:40:34+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-31T02:04:09+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Far right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/us/california-woman-accused-killing-trans-son-in-law-blames-husband-new-docs-reports
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Chen blames her husband for planning and firing the fatal shots.
- Both defendants are seeking pretrial release.
- The shooting followed a bitter divorce and custody dispute.

## Summary

Shili Chen, who is accused alongside her husband of killing her son-in-law Jonathan McKinsey, says in a new bail filing that her husband planned and fired the fatal shots. Her lawyers argue she did not know about the plan and only got out of the car because she feared her husband was being assaulted; the case matters because both defendants are seeking release before trial.

Chen, 77, and Shouyong Zhang were arrested after McKinsey, 40, was shot at a crowded park in Dublin, California, on 26 September. Prosecutors say witnesses and surveillance footage show the couple firing together, and allege they waited for McKinsey; Chen’s lawyers say there is insufficient evidence for that claim and argue she fired only after he was dead. The killing took place amid a bitter divorce and child custody dispute between McKinsey and the couple’s daughter, with competing allegations of domestic violence and child abuse.

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