The suspect has been recognized as Chunli Zhao, based on San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus.
The spelling of the suspect’s identify was offered to CNN by San Mateo County Board of Supervisors President Dave Pine.
“Zhao was positioned in his car within the car parking zone of the Sheriff’s Office Half Moon Bay Police Substation by a sheriff’s deputy. Zhao was taken into custody with out incident and a weapon was positioned in his car. Zhao is believed to have acted alone,” according to a news release from the sheriff’s office.
Zhao is currently in the custody of the San Mateo County Sheriff.
It is unknown when he’ll seem in courtroom.
