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Kitten shot to death Woodlake, CA (US) Incident Date: Wednesday, Jan 16, 2008 County: Tulare Local Map: available Disposition: Alleged Alleged: Marc Irwin

Case ID: 12973 Classification: Shooting Animal: cat View more cases in CA (US) Child or elder neglect Login to Watch this Case

A man remains in custody at Tulare County Main Jail today after a shooting incident Wednesday morning in Woodlake in which a kitten was killed, police reported.

Marc Irwin, 32, of Woodlake was booked Wednesday on suspicion of negligent discharge of a firearm, animal cruelty, child endangerment, improper storage of a firearm and being under the influence of a controlled substance, Woodlake police reported.

Jeremy Baker, 23, was with Irwin at the time of the 9:30 a.m. incident Wednesday in which shots were fired near Irwin�s home on the 100 block of South Blair Street in Woodlake, police said. However, Baker was not booked after being arrested by Woodlake police along with Irwin.

Cindy Flores, 38, and April Molinar, 23, both of Woodlake, were also arrested for being under the influence of a controlled substance, but were released to a �responsible party,� police said.

A 5-year-old boy who was inside a vehicle near the house was also released to a family member after police discovered a loaded .22-caliber firearm was left �sitting in the vehicle� near the boy.

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Visalia Times-Delta - Jan 17, 2008

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