Residents of an upscale California neighborhood say a man is terrorizing them by shooting cats with a crossbow as part of a bizarre Satanic ritual.
KTTV-TV told San Pedro residents say they are afraid of a 70-year-old man who they say has been killing stray cats.
“In the name of the Lord he shoots cats and drives out demons.”
“We have this guy who pretends to be a Knights Templar and enjoys shooting cats and exorcising demons in the name of God,” said Holly Sweeney, who lives in the area. “He says cats are the devil, they’re the devil’s demons.”
Sweeney claims the man tried to shoot her because she was feeding cats at a cat shelter.
“To him, we’re working with the devil because we’re helping cats,” she added.
Sweeney said he told police the bullet barely grazed his head, but police told him they didn’t have enough information to take any action against the man. Police said they needed video evidence before they could take any action against the man.
The man allegedly shot the cat with a crossbow and then left a red cross symbol behind. Posting an image Citizen social media app symbol document Incident.
the Report, KTTV They also shared an image of what appears to be a crossbow bolt with cat hair attached, fired a second time at a different cat.
The same man also allegedly performs exorcisms and throws holy water on randomly selected people.
“I don’t think it’s right for someone to go around shooting animals. Maybe they’ll change their mind and start shooting people too,” said Meri Gyetvey, another resident of the area.
“There was a big cat population here and then the cats started disappearing,” said Terry Hamill, founder of Community Animal Rescue Endeavor.
Hamill further claimed the man told her he would eat the cats he killed.
Another resident said the man denied killing the cat but acknowledged the devil theory.
“He said, ‘No, I’m not killing cats. Cats are evil spirits,'” Ken Clayton said.
“Obviously this guy needs to be stopped,” said another anonymous resident. “I think it’s illegal to harm an animal.”
Some reports say the man has a mullet.
The average home price in San Pedro is $850,000 according to To Zillow.
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