Half Moon Bay shooting suspect had history of making threats to coworkers, court documents reveal

HALF MOON BAY, Calif. (KGO) -- The man arrested for fatally shooting seven people at two farms in Half Moon Bay on Monday has a history of threatening coworkers, according to court documents obtained by the ABC7 News I-Team.

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In 2013, Chunli Zhao had a restraining order filed against him by a former roommate and coworker. They both worked at a restaurant when Zhao reportedly lost his job, the documents say.
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According to the documents, the roommate says Zhao threatened that if he didn't get his job back, he would kill him. Zhao, at one point, even held a pillow over his face, reportedly trying to suffocate him.

The documents also note he said, "he wants to come back to work. If this can't be done, this will be a bigger problem which will not be good, pleasant for anyone."

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The roommate said he threatened to use a knife to cut his head if he couldn't come back to work and had no other choice.

The sheriff's office was unable to serve Zhao with the court papers - he never showed up to hearings.



The restraining order was granted by a judge and extended a second time.

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