The Chinese Consulate General in San Francisco confirmed that in the New YearFive Chinese citizens were killed in the Semi -Moon Bay shooting incident in California, USA, the second day of the first year (January 23).

According to the press release issued by the official website of the Consulate General on Thursday (January 26), the Consulate General spokeChinese citizen.

The spokesman said that the Consulate General was deeply shocked and sorry for this serious shooting incident, and strongly condemned the violent incident of the gun.Sincere condolences.

The spokesman also said that the consulate is maintaining communication with relevant US departments to track the progress of the investigation of the case.At the same time, I have also contacted most of the families of the victims and will try their best to provide consular assistance.

A 67 -year -old Asian man shot seven people in two farms in Santa Matto Banyue Bay, northern California on the 23rd, and another person was seriously injured.According to local media reports, the deceased is all Chinese farmers.The suspect had been arrested on the same day, and the motivation of the crime was unknown.