Salinas 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 sheriff’s 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 sheriff’s 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