According to the "Daily Mail" local time on January 29, Chunli Zhao, a Chinese man who shot in Half Moon Bay, California, USA, killed seven people and seriously injured one, had already stated his motive when he was arraigned.
San Mateo County District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe said in an interview that Cho's account of what happened that day was reasonable. Even then, investigators believed the shooting was likely caused by a workplace dispute.
It is reported that 66-year-old Zhao Chunli has been in the United States for 11 years, has a green card, and has worked in the accident farm for 6 years, he is a forklift operator.
What ignited Zhao Chunli's anger and did something horrible was a $100 (about 678RMB) bill. The person in charge of the farm claimed that while driving a forklift, he collided with a bulldozer on the farm, which caused damage and that he had to bear the maintenance costs.
Zhao argued at the time that his bulldozer colleague was responsible for the damage, but no one paid attention to him. Enraged, Zhao shot the supervisor and colleagues involved in the disagreement, and then targeted two other people present.
According to one surviving witness, Zhao then drove his forklift to another site called Harmony Farm. There he shot again, killing three people.
"I'm still scared and trying to figure out what's going on, but I really can't understand it," the witness said in an interview. The witness saw Zhao as "friendly" and "a good person," and he didn't know what the problems were between Zhao and the victims.
Earlier, Mr. Zhao said in a 15-minute interview with a television station that he was bullied by other colleagues on the farm, but no one cared after complaining. In addition, he was forced to work long hours there, physically and mentally exhausted and stressed.
According to this account, the police believe that Zhao's motive for shooting was the result of a long-term grievance, and the $100 bill was the ultimate trigger.
At present, the names and ages of the victims have been made public, the oldest is 74 years old, the youngest is 43 years old, two of them are Latino, the seriously injured people are also Latino, and the remaining five have been confirmed to be our Chinese citizens, but whether they all have green cards like Zhao Chunli is unknown.
Zhao is currently charged with seven counts of murder and one count of attempted murder. Although California has a moratorium on executions, it is likely that the death penalty will be imposed because of the heinous crime, and it is possible to be sentenced to life imprisonment without parole.
And after the shooting, the living conditions of workers at Half Moon Bay Farm were exposed, "simply unbearable," California Gov. Gavin Newsom said through a spokesman after the visit.
It is reported that these workers living in the "container" are paid $9 (about 61RMB) per hour, far lower than California's minimum wage of $15.5 (about 105RMB). This also seems to prove in another way why $100 is the fuse.
In addition, the workers did not have access to basic welfare guarantees, but the hard work they put in provided sufficient vegetable security for the locals.