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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSalinas California man kills 100 animals over three hours with a cache of weapons. arrested by SWAT team
https://www.kron4.com/news/california/sheriff-salinas-mans-shooting-spree-kills-100-farm-animals/
The man was identified by MCSO as 39-year-old Vicente Joseph Arroyo of Salinas. A SWAT team was used to surround the vineyard and capture Arroyo.
The mass killing incident began around 3:25 a.m. Tuesday when multiple people called 911 reporting numerous gunshots, deputies said. SWAT team members swarmed the vineyard and deployed a drone for aerial surveillance.
Deputies on scene heard more gunshots ring out and saw Arroyo randomly fire multiple weapons, the sheriffs office wrote. About 100 farm animals were slain within three hours, deputies said.
Various calibers of weapons could be heard being fired in an area that was extremely dark and covered in thick vegetation. This made it difficult for deputies to immediately locate the person, the sheriffs office wrote.
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Using a drone, the suspect, later identified as 39-year-old Vicente Joseph Arroyo of Salinas, was located in a crashed vehicle near 16000 Avery Lane in a vineyard.
The spokesperson also said that around 80 animals were killed, including chickens, birds, rabbits, guinea pigs, goats, ducks, other types of birds and a miniature horse.
Some animals survived the shooting and were taken to SPCA Monterey County, but were later euthanized due to the severity of their injuries.
Multiple long rifles, shotguns and handguns, including an illegal assault weapon, were found at the scene, along with several loaded and empty magazines.
The investigation is ongoing, but there is no further threat to the public, per a sheriff's office spokesperson.
Arroyo was booked and charged with willful discharge of a firearm with gross negligence, cruelty to animals, illegal possession of an assault weapon, vandalism, criminal threats and felon in possession of a firearm, per
https://www.ksbw.com/article/animals-killed-california-monterey-county-shooting/62045544
Karadeniz
(23,627 posts)sinkingfeeling
(53,406 posts)the thrill killing of his defenseless creatures?
Skittles
(160,724 posts)he doesn't exist
Sky Jewels
(8,842 posts)by cruel males in a patriarchal society doesnt do jack shit. Ever. That asshole sat on his hands during the Black Plague, Native American genocide, African slavery, the Holocaust, you name it. Im glad that monster isnt actually real.
EX500rider
(11,646 posts)Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then He is not omnipotent.
Is He able, but not willing? Then He is malevolent.
Is He both able and willing? Then whence cometh evil?
Is He neither able nor willing? Then why call Him God?
3Hotdogs
(13,706 posts)sinkingfeeling
(53,406 posts)Marcuse
(8,069 posts)BlueWaveNeverEnd
(10,624 posts)stopdiggin
(13,118 posts)what a stunningly ignorant statement ...
JanMichael
(25,352 posts)sinkingfeeling
(53,406 posts)bahboo
(16,953 posts)Sky Jewels
(8,842 posts)WTF is wrong with so many men?! 😡😡😡
So tired of awful males. Yeah, yeah, not all men
pbmus
(12,444 posts)summer_in_TX
(3,354 posts)Why are so many broken in our society?
Those poor creatures, with horror unleashed on them.
It so easily could have been the second mass slaughter of human beings today.
jmowreader
(51,696 posts)It wasnt this guys farm, was it?
Ive heard of people who had farms foreclosed on them who killed all their animals as a last act of kindness. When I saw the headline I was thinking dogs & cats but
with livestock there could be underlying issues here, of which none excuse this
Tarzanrock
(554 posts)Here is another psychotic criminal asshole who belongs in prison for 20+ years. It will only be worse if this criminal asshole is ever let out of jail. What is a "convicted" felon doing in possession with an "illegal assault" weapon? This criminal has already had multiple "run-ins" with the criminal justice system -- he didn't learn a damn thing! The punishment needs to be "severe" this time!