A Southern Calif. man has been arrested after police said he went on an hours-long crime spree, killing more than 80 animals.
Vicente Joseph Arroyo of Prunedale allegedly “began randomly shooting multiple weapons and killed 81 animals,” including miniature horses, goats, rabbits, guinea pigs, chickens, ducks and other birds “during an approximate 3-hour period,” according to a press release from the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday, Sept. 4.
Police began receiving calls regarding gunfire early Tuesday morning, Sept. 3, the Los Angeles Times reported.
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Per the outlet, Prunedale residents within a five-mile radius were ordered to shelter in place as SWAT teams and other agencies, including the Seaside Fire Department and Gonzales Police Department, responded.
After obtaining a search warrant, detectives recovered a total of 15 weapons including five long rifles, a shotgun, a handgun, an unserialized assault rifle and handgun (commonly referred to as “ghost guns”) and “7 additional firearms and ammunition,” …