Florida man charged after shooting neighbor's cow 5 times in chest, leg [View all]

NORTH FORT MYERS, Fla. (WFLA) — A North Fort Myers man was arrested Tuesday after he shot his neighbor’s cow multiple times because he was “angry” it jumped over his fence, deputies said.

Members of the Lee County Sheriff’s Office Agriculture Unit responded to the ranch on Sharon Drive, where they found the 2-year-old calf on the neighbor’s property with at least five gunshot wounds.

Authorities said the calf had been shot in the guts, chest and rear leg. Body camera video showed the animal laying on the ground and struggling to move as deputies approached.

“He must’ve shot her like several times. I don’t think its shotgun,” one deputy remarked.

The calf’s injuries were so severe a veterinarian determined it needed to be euthanized, the sheriff’s office explained. .................(more)

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