Police say his in-laws, 77-year-old Shouyong Zhang and 77-year-old Shili Chen, are the suspects. Both face multiple charges, including first-degree murder, according to police. Whether the couple have obtained legal representation remains unclear.
The pair are scheduled to appear in court to face the charges. Police have not released details on a motive or the exact circumstances that led to the shooting.
McKinsey worked on the games team at the New York Times, a division that has grown into a major part of the paper's digital offerings alongside its news coverage. His death leaves colleagues and family grappling with a killing allegedly carried out by people related to him by marriage.