Albuquerque – On November 12th, 2026, 47-year-old Larry Lovato hit his breaking point when it came to a feral cat pooping in his yard and he decided to shoot towards the cat to scare it away.
According to a criminal complaint, the Albuquerque Police Department responded to the Aztec Village Mobile Home Park at 3000 Aztec RD NE in regards to a shots fired call. When officers arrived, they made contact with a neighbor who heard the shots. The neighbor said that she was on her porch and had heard a gunshot coming from a neighbor’s house. She also saw Lovato with the handgun in his backyard.
The complaint goes on to say APD officers spoke with Lovato and observed him with a holster and a loaded 9MM. They detained him and asked him questions about the incident. He told officers after a neighbor feeds a feral cat the cat then goes into his yard and poops away. On the day of the incident, he saw the cat run into his yard and shot at the cat. Lovato said he pointed the gun towards the ground and discharged the firearm into the dirt.
APD officers located a casing in Lovato’s backyard. He was charged with negligent use of a deadly weapon.
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