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BlueWaveNeverEnd

(9,515 posts)
Wed Sep 4, 2024, 11:04 PM Wednesday

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
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Salinas California man kills 100 animals over three hours with a cache of weapons. arrested by SWAT team (Original Post) BlueWaveNeverEnd Wednesday OP
Negligible soul.... Karadeniz Wednesday #1
Where is this god people talk to? Why would he allow sinkingfeeling Wednesday #2
same reason children are allowed to be slaughtered Skittles Wednesday #7
A cruel male nonexist god made up Sky Jewels Wednesday #8
A quote from Epicurus: EX500rider Wednesday #9
Those animals were likely destined for a slaughterhouse..... or Sunday dinner. 3Hotdogs Wednesday #10
People eat ponies? sinkingfeeling Thursday #12
Yep. Marcuse Thursday #16
it's a mini horse. They are kept as pets like dogs BlueWaveNeverEnd Thursday #18
guinea pigs ?? stopdiggin Thursday #17
All that money for guns and none for a T-shirt. JanMichael Wednesday #3
Or a belt. sinkingfeeling Wednesday #5
life in prison....no less.... bahboo Wednesday #4
Another cruel, violent, twisted male! Sky Jewels Wednesday #6
Obviously a mentally unstable man nt pbmus Wednesday #11
Horrible cruelty. summer_in_TX Thursday #13
I had a weird thought here jmowreader Thursday #14
What is a "convicted" felon doing in possession with an "illegal assault" weapon? Tarzanrock Thursday #15

Sky Jewels

(8,470 posts)
8. A cruel male nonexist god made up
Wed Sep 4, 2024, 11:43 PM
Wednesday

by cruel males in a patriarchal society doesn’t do jack shit. Ever. That asshole sat on “his” hands during the Black Plague, Native American genocide, African slavery, the Holocaust, you name it. I’m glad that monster isn’t actually real.

EX500rider

(11,207 posts)
9. A quote from Epicurus:
Wed Sep 4, 2024, 11:46 PM
Wednesday

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?

Sky Jewels

(8,470 posts)
6. Another cruel, violent, twisted male!
Wed Sep 4, 2024, 11:37 PM
Wednesday

WTF is wrong with so many men?! 😡😡😡

So tired of awful males. Yeah, yeah, “not all men”…

summer_in_TX

(3,025 posts)
13. Horrible cruelty.
Thu Sep 5, 2024, 12:37 AM
Thursday

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

(51,096 posts)
14. I had a weird thought here
Thu Sep 5, 2024, 12:50 AM
Thursday

It wasn’t this guy’s farm, was it?

I’ve 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

(285 posts)
15. What is a "convicted" felon doing in possession with an "illegal assault" weapon?
Thu Sep 5, 2024, 01:03 AM
Thursday

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!

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