Central California Man Arrested in Shooting Deaths of 81 Animals in 3 Hours

The Salinas man faces charges of firing with gross negligence, cruelty to animals, and vandalism in the deaths of farm animals and birds.
Central California Man Arrested in Shooting Deaths of 81 Animals in 3 Hours
Vincent Joseph Arroyo, 39, of Salinas was arrested on Sept. 3. Courtesy of Monterey County Sheriff's Office
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Monterey County sheriff’s detectives seized multiple weapons and ammunition from the house of a man suspected of killing 81 animals, the office reported Sept. 4.

Authorities received multiple reports of shots being fired at about 3:30 a.m. Sept. 3. When deputies responded to the scene, they could hear shots from several weapons continually being fired in the area and a shelter-in-place order was activated, according to the Sheriff’s Office.
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